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舍不得
shě​bu​de HSK5

to hate to part with

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 舍不得孩子套不住狼 shě​bù​de​hái​zi​tào​bù​zhù​láng no risk, no reward
    Literally "if you cannot part with your child, you cannot trap the wolf"; used as a proverb meaning one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things.
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