Chinese word dictionary

脱粟

tuō sù · grain kernel (after threshing and winnowing)

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Word information

Simplified脱粟

Traditional脫粟

Pinyintuō sù

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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脱tuō

to take off, to shed; to escape from

粟sù

oats, millet, barley

How to learn 脱粟

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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

脱节tuōjié

to come apart

脱口而出tuōkǒu’érchū

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

脱离tuōlí

to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany)