甩
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shuǎi · to throw away, to fling, to discard

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #3672
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5Total strokes

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Top enclosureCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 甩

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Example sentences

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Nǐ xū yào shuǎi diào jǐ bàng.你需要甩掉几磅。

You need to shed some pounds.

Source: Tatoeba #8744746 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǎ nī zài zhōu sì jǔ xíng le yì chǎng dà xíng tíng yuàn jiù huò shuǎi mài.雅妮在周四举行了一场大型庭院旧货甩卖。

Yanni held a big yard sale on Thursday.

Source: Tatoeba #13881524 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de nǚ péng yǒu shuǎi le wǒ.我的女朋友甩了我。

My girlfriend dumped me.

Source: Tatoeba #8857222 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ yào shuǎi le mǎ lì ma?汤姆要甩了玛丽吗?

Is Tom going to dump Mary?

Source: Tatoeba #8860207 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén dōu xiǎng zhī dào tā wéi shén mó shuǎi le zhè mó hǎo de yí gè nán rén.我們都想知道她為什麼甩了這麼好的一個男人。

We all wondered why she had dumped such a nice man.

Source: Tatoeba #917770 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 甩 in context

  1. Say shuǎi, then recall the core meaning: to throw away, to fling, to discard.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the top enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 甩上 (shuǎi shàng), meaning “to slam”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 甩 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.