爱
不
释
手

(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down in Chinese: 爱不释手 (ài bù shì shǒu)

ài bù shì shǒu

(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 愛不釋手1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible

Stroke order

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爱
不
释
手

Zhuyin

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ㄞˋ

ài

ㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

爱不释手

Simplified

愛不釋手

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这本书太好看了，我爱不释手。

    zhè běn shū tài hǎo kàn le， wǒ ài bú shì shǒu。

    This book is so good I can't put it down.

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Related words

爱

ài

to love

不

bù

no

手

shǒu

hand

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

爱好

ài hào

to like

可爱

kě ài

adorable

爱情

ài qíng

romance

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

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