to part company · to split up · to break up

fēn shǒu

f+ēn·1st tonesh+ǒu·3rd tone

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She is going to part from her boyfriend.

她要和男友分手了。

Tom broke up with Mary.

汤姆和玛丽分手了。

John and Mary broke up last week.

约翰和瑪丽上周分手了。

Guess what? Tom and Mary broke up.

猜一下吧。汤姆和玛丽分手了。

Didn't you get married!? "Oh, we split up. We broke our engagement."

你没结婚吧!? "哦，我们分手了。我们解除婚约了。"

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