Chinese word dictionary

脱卸

tuō xiè · to evade responsibility; to shirk

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Word information

Simplified脱卸

Traditional脫卸

Pinyintuō xiè

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

脱tuō

to take off, to shed; to escape from

卸xiè

to unload; to lay down; to resign

How to learn 脱卸

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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Words with the same characters

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脱tuō

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

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

解脱jiětuō

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

推卸tuīxiè

to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck

脱节tuōjié

to come apart

脱口而出tuōkǒu’érchū

(idiom) to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark)