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title: "Shebude Meaning: 舍不得 (shěbude) Means “can’t bear to”"
description: "舍不得 (traditional 捨不得, shěbude) means “can’t bear to (part with, spend, leave)”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shebude"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 舍不得 mean?

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舍不得 shěbude

## can’t bear to (part with, spend, leave)

## It can also mean

- to be reluctant to part with; to hate to leave
- to grudge; to be unwilling to spend

## In a sentence

梁山伯**舍不得**她，陪她走了一段又一段，一共送了十八里路。

From [梁山伯与祝英台 · The Butterfly Lovers](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/butterfly-lovers-legend#library-word-310-313)

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## More words with 舍 or 不 or 得

- [必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bibukeshao)
- [不安 bù’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buan)
- [不必 bùbì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubi)
- [不便 bùbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubian)
- [不曾 bùcéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buceng)
- [不成 bùchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucheng)
- [不错 bùcuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucuo)
- [不但 bùdàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budan)
- [不当 bùdàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budang)
- [不得 bùdé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bude)

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