to part company · to split up · to break up

fēn shǒu

f+ēn·1st tonesh+ǒu·3rd tone

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I plan to break up with her.

我打算与她分手。

John and Mary broke up last week.

约翰和瑪丽上周分手了。

Yu-ting's so much brighter after breaking up with her boyfriend.

郁婷跟男朋友分手后，整个人变开朗了。

Guess what? Tom and Mary broke up.

猜一下吧。汤姆和玛丽分手了。

I never thought we'd end up like this.

我没有想到我们会这样分手。

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