Definition & Meaning

get away; leave (one's work); absent oneself; extricate oneself from

Word usage

chōu shēn

抽 身

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v.get away; leave (one's work); absent oneself; extricate oneself from
- gōng zuò hěn máng tā yī zhí wú fǎ chōu shēn
  工作很忙，他一直无法抽身。
  He's very busy working and has no time to spare.
- wǒ men yǒu shì bù néng chōu shēn qù cān jiā huó dòng
  我们有事，不能抽身去参加活动。
  We're too busy to take part in the activity.
- zǎo diǎn chōu shēn
  早点抽身
  hasten to extricate oneself from a difficult situation
- cóng nì jìng zhōng chōu shēn
  从逆境中抽身
  extricate oneself from a difficult situation
- yī yǒu jī huì tā biàn chōu shēn zǒu le
  一有机会，她便抽身走了。
  She took the first opportunity to leave.
- wǒ bā diǎn zhōng yǐ qián kǒng pà wú fǎ chōu shēn
  我八点钟以前恐怕无法抽身。
  I'm afraid I'll be tied up until 8 o'clock.
synonym
tuō shēn脱身 chōu lí抽离

Word usage

Separable word
"抽" and "身" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他工作很忙，抽不开身。
  He is too busy to get away from his work.
- 他忙了半天才抽开身。
  It took him a long time to get away.
- 她想从繁忙的生活中抽出身来。
  She wants to get away from her busy life.

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