(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
trad. 愛不釋手
Also written 愛不釋手【ài bù shì shǒu】
Characters in this word
4爱
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to love; to be fond of; to like, affection, to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
- Pinyin
- ài
- Traditional
- 愛
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 193 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
释
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to explain, to release, Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]), Buddhism
- Pinyin
- shì
- Traditional
- 釋
- Strokes
- 12
手
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hand, (formal) to hold, person engaged in certain types of work, person skilled in certain types of work, personal(ly), convenient, classifier for skill, CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- Pinyin
- shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 490 of 2500