Chinese word dictionary

甩掉

shuǎi diào · to throw off; to abandon; to cast off

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Word information

Simplified甩掉

Traditional甩掉

Pinyinshuǎi diào

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.

甩shuǎi

to throw away, to fling, to discard

掉diào

to drop, to fall, to remove

How to learn 甩掉

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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掉队diàoduì

to fall behind; to drop out

掉头diàotóu

to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about

甩上shuǎi shàng

to slam (a door); to fling up; to splash up

甩车shuǎi chē

to uncouple (wagons or trucks from a train)

甩手shuǎi shǒu

to swing one's arms; to wash one's hands of sth

甩开shuǎi kāi

to shake off; to get rid of