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爱不释手 (ài bú shì shǒu) — how to say "to be unable to put something down" in Chinese
爱不
释手
To be unable to put something down; to love something too much to part with it
Character composition
爱
to love
不
not
释
to release, to let go
手
hand
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
爪
Claw
#87 · zhǎo · 4 strokes
一
One
#1 · yī · 1 stroke
釆
Distinguish
#165 · biàn · 7 strokes
Collocations
对书爱不释手
duì shū ài bú shì shǒu
love a book too much to put it down
Examples
他收到礼物后，喜欢得爱不释手。
After receiving the gift, he liked it so much that he couldn't put it down.
这本书我爱不释手。
I can't put this book down.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to be unable to put something down" in Chinese?
"to be unable to put something down" in Chinese is 爱不释手 (ài bú shì shǒu).
爱不释手 meaning in English
爱不释手 (ài bú shì shǒu) means "To be unable to put something down; to love something too much to part with it".
How is 爱不释手 pronounced?
It is pronounced ài bú shì shǒu (written as ai bu shi shou, aibushishou). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to be unable to put something down" in Chinese characters?
It is written 爱不释手: 爱 has 10 strokes, 不 has 4 strokes, 释 has 12 strokes, 手 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 爱不释手?
爱不释手 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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