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分手

fēn shǒu

HSK 4 · word 2423 of 3,000

Meaning

• to part company
• to split up
• to break up

Example sentence

Characters in 分手

• 分 fēn to divide; to separate
• 手 shǒu hand

分 to divide plus 手, a hand. Dividing hands is parting, and it is the ordinary word for a break-up.

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