deeply attached; loath to part
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
loath to part from each other; deeply attached; inseparable
literaryUsed to describe a deep emotional bond between people (e.g., lovers, close friends, family) that makes separation very painful. It emphasizes reluctance and sentimentality.
Bì毕
yè业
zhī之
jì际
，
tóng同
chuāng窗
sì四
nián年
de的
hǎo好
yǒu友
men们
nán难
shě舍
nán难
fēn分
。
At graduation, close friends who have studied together for four years were loath to part.
Sòng送
ér儿
zi子
qù去
wài外
dì地
qiú求
xué学
，
mǔ母
zǐ子
liǎ俩
zài在
chē车
zhàn站
qián前
nán难
shě舍
nán难
fēn分
。
Seeing her son off to study in another city, the mother and son were deeply reluctant to part in front of the train station.
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Zhè这
duì对
liàn恋
rén人
měi每
cì次
fēn分
bié别
dōu都
xiǎn显
de得
nán难
shě舍
nán难
fēn分
。
This couple appears deeply attached and unwilling to separate every time they part.
Yǔ与
zhàn战
yǒu友
men们
gào告
bié别
shí时
，
tā他
xīn心
zhōng中
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
nán难
shě舍
nán难
fēn分
de的
qíng情
xù绪
。
When saying goodbye to his comrades-in-arms, his heart was filled with a feeling of being loath to part.