范冰冰和李晨分手 Fan Bingbing and Li Chen break up

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing and actor Li Chen in this file photo [Photo: weibo.com]

Chinese actress(女演员 nǚ yǎnyuán) Fan Bingbing, who has recently returned to the limelight following legal problems for tax evasion(逃税漏税 táoshuì lòushuì), has announced an end to her relationship(关系 guānxì) with actor(男演员 nán yǎnyuán) Li Chen.

The announcement has been made on the actress's Sina Weibo account Thursday evening. "People may experience various farewells throughout their lives. Thank you for all your support and love. We are no longer us, meanwhile we are still us."

A screenshot of Chinese actress Fan Bingbing's Weibo message announcing an end to her relationship with fiance Li Chen, posted on Thursday, June 28, 2019. [Photo: weibo.com]

Her announcement was later forwarded by her one-time fiance(未婚夫 wèihūnfū) Li Chen, confirming the news. The pair's break-up(分手 fēnshǒu) has been the talk of Weibo.

Their break-up was first rumored(传言 chuányán) last year after Fan Bingbing became embroiled in her legal troubles. But following months of silence, Li Chen later posted a message, reading "No matter how difficult it may be, we will get through this together."

重点词汇 Key Word:

分手 part (with); separate; split up

• E.g. Tā gēn nǚ péngyǒu fēnshǒule.
  他跟女朋友分手了。
  He's split with his girlfriend.

• Wǒmen zài shízì lùkǒu fēnshǒu le.
  我们在十字路口分手了。
  We separated at the crossroad.