# 爱不释手 (àibùshìshǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 爱不释手 (àibùshìshǒu) means “too fond to put down”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: too fond to put down
- Pinyin: àibùshìshǒu (ai4 bu4 shi4 shou3)
- Traditional: 愛不釋手
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 孩子对这件礼物爱不释手。
  Háizi duì zhè jiàn lǐwù àibùshìshǒu.
  The child liked this gift so much he couldn't put it down.

## Characters

- [爱](https://hanziro.com/word/ai-love/) (ài): to love; love
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- 释 (shì): to explain; to release
- [手](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-hand/) (shǒu): hand

https://hanziro.com/word/ai-bu-shi-shou-too-fond-put/

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