Definition & Meaning

extricate oneself (from something); get away from

Word usage

tuō shēn

脱 身

Level:

NHSK 789－3 SW HSK 4

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v.extricate oneself (from something); get away from
- tā tiào shang yī liàng qì chē chéng gōng tuō shēn
  他跳上一辆汽车成功脱身。
  He jumped into a car and made his escape.
- cóng kùn jìng li tuō shēn
  从困境里脱身
  get out of a tricky situation
- tuō shēn lí qù
  脱身离去
  go away quickly and quietly
- tā shè fǎ tuō shēn
  他设法脱身。
  He struggled to get free.
- gōng zuò tài máng hěn nán tuō shēn
  工作太忙，很难脱身
  too busy to get away from work
- tuō shēn jì huà
  脱身计划
  plan of escape
- tā men shēn xiàn zhài wù wú fǎ tuō shēn
  他们深陷债务，无法脱身。
  They're swamped by debts.
- zhū méi tuō shēn jiù bèi wéi zhù le
  猪没脱身就被围住了。
  Piggy was surrounded before he could back away.
synonym
táo tuō逃脱 piē kāi撇开 chōu shēn抽身 shuǎi shǒu甩手 diū shǒu丢手
antonym
chán shēn缠身

Word usage

Separable word
"脱" and "身" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 她从困难中脱了身。
  She got away from the difficulty.
- 孩子太小，我现在还脱不了身。
  The child is so young that I can’t get free now.
- 这周工作忙，我脱不开身。
  I can't get away from my busy work this week.

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