be reluctant to part; cannot bear to leave
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesidiom
to be reluctant to part; deeply attached and unwilling to leave
literaryUsed to describe a strong emotional attachment to a person, place, or thing, making parting difficult. It conveys a sense of deep fondness and nostalgia.
Bì毕
yè业
shí时
，
tóng同
xué学
men们
duì对
mǔ母
xiào校
dōu都
liàn恋
liàn恋
bù不
shě舍
。
At graduation, the students were all reluctant to part with their alma mater.
Tā他
liàn恋
liàn恋
bù不
shě舍
de地
lí离
kāi开
le了
shēng生
huó活
duō多
nián年
de的
gù故
xiāng乡
。
He left his hometown, where he had lived for many years, with great reluctance.
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Hái孩
zi子
men们
wéi围
zhe着
yé爷
ye爷
，
liàn恋
liàn恋
bù不
shě舍
，
bù不
ràng让
tā他
zǒu走
。
The children surrounded their grandfather, clinging to him and unwilling to let him go.
Jià假
qī期
jié结
shù束
，
tā她
liàn恋
liàn恋
bù不
shě舍
de地
gào告
bié别
le了
péng朋
you友
。
At the end of the vacation, she reluctantly said goodbye to her friends.
Dú读
wán完
nà那
běn本
xiǎo小
shuō说
，
wǒ我
duì对
shū书
zhōng中
de的
rén人
wù物
chǎn产
shēng生
le了
liàn恋
liàn恋
bù不
shě舍
de的
qíng情
gǎn感
。
After finishing that novel, I developed a feeling of reluctance to part with the characters in the book.