舍不得

【捨不得】

shě bu de HSK 5VERB

Verb5 examples

grudge; hate to part with or use

同事们都舍不得让我离职。

tóngshìmen dōu shěbude ràng wǒ lízhí

My colleagues were reluctant to let me leave.

不要扔掉，我有点舍不得它。

bùyào rēng diào, wǒ yǒudiǎn shěbude tā

Don't throw it away, I can't bear to part with it.

我们都舍不得离开公司。

wǒmen dōu shěbude líkāi gōngsī.

None of us wanted to leave the company.

玛丽几乎舍不得离开他。

mǎlì jīhū shěbude líkāi tā.

Mary almost couldn't bear to leave him.

男朋友舍不得让我做家务。

nán péngyou shěbude ràng wǒ zuò jiāwù

My boyfriend is reluctant to let me do housework.