分手

fēn shǒu
HSK 6
to split up, to break up
verb

Example Sentences

他们刚刚分手了。
tāmen gānggāng fēnshǒu le 。
They just broke up.
她决定和他分手，因为两个人的性格不合。
tā juédìng hé tā fēnshǒu ， yīnwèi liǎng gèrén de xìnggé bùhé 。
She decided to break up with him because their personalities didn't match.
分手后，他感到非常难过。
fēnshǒu hòu ， tā gǎndào fēicháng nánguò 。
He felt very sad after the breakup.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

断绝duànjué
to sever
This term implies a more complete and final termination of a relationship.
分开fēnkāi
to separate
This is a more general term for splitting apart, not necessarily implying an emotional context.

Words Starting With 分

分钟fēn zhōng
minute
分别fēn bié
to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually
分布fēn bù
distributed; to distribute
分析fēn xī
to analyze; analysis
分配fēn pèi
to distribute; to assign; to allocate

Words Ending With 手

握手wò shǒu
to shake hands
对手duì shǒu
opponent; adversary; match
凶手xiōng shǒu
assailant; murderer; assassin
动手dòng shǒu
to hit with hands or fists; to start work; to touch
助手zhù shǒu
assistant; helper

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