Meaning of 割爱
割爱 means to part with a cherished object; to give up something one loves. Pronounced gē ài.
- to part with a cherished object; to give up something one loves
Definitions & Examples
Wèi为
le了
chóu筹
jí集
zī资
jīn金
，
tā他
rěn忍
tòng痛
gē割
ài爱
le了
zǔ祖
chuán传
de的
zì字
huà画
。
To raise funds, he reluctantly parted with the family heirloom calligraphy and painting.
Běn本
qī期
bǎn版
miàn面
tài太
jǐ挤
，
zhè这
piān篇
gǎo稿
jiàn件
zhǐ只
hǎo好
gē割
ài爱
le了
。
This issue's layout is too crowded, so this manuscript had to be sacrificed.
Shōu收
cáng藏
jiā家
zuì最
zhōng终
jiāng将
zhēn珍
pǐn品
gē割
ài爱
gěi给
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
。
The collector finally parted with his treasure and gave it to the museum.
Zhè这
shì是
tā他
zuì最
ài爱
de的
xiàng项
mù目
，
ràng让
tā他
gē割
ài爱
jī几
hū乎
bù不
kě可
néng能
。
This is his favorite project; it's almost impossible for him to give it up.
Gōng公
sī司
wèi为
suō缩
jiǎn减
chéng成
běn本
，
bù不
dé得
bù不
gē割
ài爱
bù部
fen分
lǎo老
yuán员
gōng工
。
To reduce costs, the company had to reluctantly let go of some veteran employees.