English–Chinese
“break up” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinfēn shǒu
Example
他们昨天分手了。tā men zuó tiān fēn shǒu le
They broke up yesterday.
How to say “break up” in Chinese
“Break up” in Chinese is 分手 (fēn shǒu).
Two people let go of a shared connection and move from closeness into separate paths.
Example sentences with 分手
她想提出分手，可他不同意。tā xiǎng tí chū fēn shǒu kě tā bù tóng yì
She wanted to propose breaking up, but he disagreed.
Tips for using 分手
- Everyday speech often puts 跟 (gēn, "with") or 和 (hé, "with") before the other person, and places 了 (le, "completed change") after the verb when the separation is presented as complete.