Chinese word dictionary

脱脂

tuō zhī · to remove fat; to skim (milk)

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Word information

Simplified脱脂

Traditional脫脂

Pinyintuō zhī

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

脂zhī

fat, grease, lard, oil

How to learn 脱脂

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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

脂肪zhīfáng

fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)

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)