舍不得

Pinyin: shěbude

to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge

Example sentence

我们的老板就连给我们涨一点工资都舍不得。

Wǒmen de lǎobǎn jiù lián gěi wǒmen zhǎng yīdiǎn gōngzī dōu shěbude.

Our boss begrudged us even a small raise in pay.

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What 舍不得 means

舍不得 (shěbude) is a Chinese word meaning “to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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