Usage of the character 舍

to give up; to abandon
to give alms

Shè

舍

[舍]

surname She

shè

舍

[舍]

residence

shě

舍

[舍]

old variant of 捨／舍 (shě)

sùshè

宿舍

[宿舍]

dormitory
dorm room
living quarters
hostel
CL:間／间 (jiān)

shěmìng

舍命

[捨命]

to risk one's life

shèxià

舍下

[舍下]

my humble home

lüshè

旅舍

[旅舍]

inn; small hotel; hostel

bùshě

不舍

[不捨]

reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of

shěshēn

舍身

[捨身]

to give one's life

shěqì

舍弃

[捨棄]

to give up
to abandon
to abort

gēshě

割舍

[割捨]

to give up
to part with

nóngshè

农舍

[農舍]

farmhouse

shèdì

舍弟

[舍弟]

my younger brother (humble term)

Lǎo Shě

老舍

[老舍]

Lao She (1899-1966), Chinese novelist and dramatist

tiánshè

田舍

[田舍]

farmhouse

zháishè

宅舍

[宅舍]

house
residence

qǔshě

取舍

[取捨]

to select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject

shīshě

施舍

[施捨]

to give in charity
to give alms (to the poor)

shěxià

舍下

[捨下]

to abandon
to lay down

qìshě

弃舍

[棄捨]

to abandon
to give up

hánshè

寒舍

[寒舍]

my humble home

shèlì

舍利

[舍利]

ashes after cremation
Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)

xuéshè

学舍

[學舍]

school building
school
(Tw) student dormitory

shèyǒu

舍友

[舍友]

dormitory roommate

línshè

邻舍

[鄰舍]

neighbor
person next door

shèrén

舍人

[舍人]

ancient office title
rich and important person

fángshè

房舍

[房舍]

house
building

hóngshè

黉舍

[黌舍]

school building
school

shěde

舍得

[捨得]

to be willing to part with sth

shějǐ

舍己

[捨己]

selfless
self-sacrifice (to help others)
self-renunciation
altruism

zhùshè

住舍

[住舍]

house
residence

cūnshè

村舍

[村舍]

cottage

duóshè

夺舍

[奪舍]

to incarnate into sb else's body

máoshè

茅舍

[茅舍]

cottage
hut

xiàoshè

校舍

[校舍]

school building

shèlìzi

舍利子

[舍利子]

ashes after cremation
Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)

shěbude

舍不得

[捨不得]

to hate to do sth
to hate to part with
to begrudge

sùshèlóu

宿舍楼

[宿舍樓]

dormitory building
CL:幢 (zhuàng),座 (zuò)

duànshělí

断舍离

[斷捨離]

(neologism c. 2012) decluttering; minimalism (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 断捨離 "danshari", lit. "forgoing, discarding and letting go")

shèlìtǎ

舍利塔

[舍利塔]

stupa
tower venerating the ashes of the Buddha

Fēishě'ěr

菲舍尔

[菲捨爾]

Fisher (name)

Fóshèlì

佛舍利

[佛舍利]

ashes of cremated Buddha

nüshèjiān

女舍监

[女舍監]

matron

Jùshèzōng

俱舍宗

[俱舍宗]

Kusha-shū (Japanese Buddhism school)

húnbùshǒushè

魂不守舍

[魂不守舍]

to be preoccupied (idiom)
to be inattentive
to be frightened out of one's mind

shějǐwèirén

舍己为人

[捨己為人]

to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
altruism

shěběnzhúmò

舍本逐末

[捨本逐末]

to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details

shězhèngcóngxié

舍正从邪

[捨正從邪]

to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)

nánfēnnánshě

难分难舍

[難分難捨]

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

shějǐjiùrén

舍己救人

[捨己救人]

to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
altruism

Xīnsīkēshè

新斯科舍

[新斯科舍]

Nova Scotia province, Canada

nánshěnánlí

难舍难离

[難捨難離]

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

Aìlìshě Gōng

爱丽舍宫

[愛麗捨宮]

Elysée Palace, the residence of the president of the French Republic

yīyībùshě

依依不舍

[依依不捨]

reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave

shěshēngqǔyì

舍生取义

[捨生取義]

to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles

shěshēnqiúfǎ

舍身求法

[捨身求法]

to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)

qiútiánwènshè

求田问舍

[求田問舍]

lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom)
fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life

sìlín-bāshè

四邻八舍

[四鄰八舍]

(idiom) the whole neighborhood

qiè'érbùshě

锲而不舍

[鍥而不捨]

to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth
to persevere
unflagging efforts

Xiāngxièlìshè

香榭丽舍

[香榭麗舍]

Champs Élysées

qīngniánlüshè

青年旅舍

[青年旅舍]

youth hostel

liànliànbùshě

恋恋不舍

[戀戀不捨]

reluctant to part

shěshēngwàngsǐ

舍生忘死

[捨生忘死]

bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
undaunted by perils

shàncáinánshě

善财难舍

[善財難捨]

to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity
skinflint
miserly

zuǒlínyòushè

左邻右舍

[左鄰右舍]

neighbors
next-door neighbors
related work units
colleagues doing related work

shénbùshǒushè

神不守舍

[神不守舍]

(idiom) absentminded; dazed; distracted

qióngzhuībùshě

穷追不舍

[窮追不捨]

to pursue relentlessly

shějūbǎoshuài

舍车保帅

[捨車保帥]

rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling
to pass the buck

dǎjiājiéshè

打家劫舍

[打家劫舍]

to break into a house for robbery (idiom)

qīngtángwǎshè

青堂瓦舍

[青堂瓦舍]

brick house with a tiled roof

shīzhōushěfàn

施粥舍饭

[施粥捨飯]

to provide alms and rice (idiom)

tuìbì-sānshè

退避三舍

[退避三舍]

lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom)
fig. to shun; to assiduously avoid

shèlìzitǎ

舍利子塔

[舍利子塔]

stupa with Buddhist relics
pagoda

nánshěnánfēn

难舍难分

[難捨難分]

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

sìshěwǔrù

四舍五入

[四捨五入]

(math.) to round up or down
to round off

shějǐwèigōng

舍己为公

[捨己為公]

to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
selfless and public spirited

sānwǎliǎngshè

三瓦两舍

[三瓦兩舍]

places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)

Xiāngxièlìshè Dàjiē

香榭丽舍大街

[香榭麗舍大街]

Avenue des Champs-Élysées

Bā'ěrshěfūsījī

巴尔舍夫斯基

[巴爾舍夫斯基]

(Charlene) Barshefsky, US trade negotiator

shěbùdeháizitàobùzhùláng

舍不得孩子套不住狼

[捨不得孩子套不住狼]

one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)
(fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things

shědeyīshēnguǎ,gǎnbǎhuángdìlāxiàmǎ

舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马

[捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬]

one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)
to a fearless person, no fence is high enough