Chinese word dictionary

挣脱

zhèng tuō · to throw off; to struggle free of; Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified挣脱

Traditional掙脫

Pinyinzhèng tuō

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

挣zhēng

to struggle, to strive, to endeavor

脱tuō

to take off, to shed; to escape from

How to learn 挣脱

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Words with the same characters

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脱tuō

to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from

挣zhèng

to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)

摆脱bǎituō

to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself

挣钱zhèng qián

to make money

解脱jiětuō

to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries

脱节tuōjié

to come apart