Chinese word dictionary

脱壳

tuō ké · to break out of an eggshell; to molt; to remove the husk

Practice word

Word information

Simplified脱壳

Traditional脫殼

Pinyintuō ké

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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脱tuō

to take off, to shed; to escape from

壳ké

casing, husk, shell

How to learn 脱壳

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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

贝壳bèiké

shell (of a mollusk)

解脱jiětuō

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

壳ké

(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc); case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)

脱节tuōjié

to come apart