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分手
fēnshǒu
Description
“分手”常常用来说两个人结束恋爱关系，不再是男女朋友。
"分手" is often used to say that two people end their romantic relationship and are no longer boyfriend and girlfriend.
它也可以表示两个人分开、各走各的路。
It can also mean two people separate and go their own ways.
Meanings
分手fēnshǒu
to break up (end a romantic relationship)
他们上个月分手了。
They broke up last month.
分手fēnshǒu
to part ways; to say goodbye and separate
我们在车站分手，各自回家。
We parted ways at the station and went home separately.
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Notes
- Etymology
分 (to separate) + 手 (hand), literally 'to separate hands'.
- Nuance
most often means ending a couple's relationship; wider 'part ways' sense is less common.
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