甩掉

shuǎi diào · shuai diao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to throw off
  2. to abandon
  3. to cast off
  4. to get rid of
  5. to dump

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)跑(pǎo)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài),终(zhōng)于(yú)甩(shuǎi)掉(diào)了(le)后(hòu)面(miàn)的(de)追(zhuī)兵(bīng)。

He ran very fast and finally threw off the pursuers behind him.

02

她(tā)想(xiǎng)甩(shuǎi)掉(diào)这(zhè)个(gè)沉(chén)重(zhòng)的(de)包(bāo)袱(fu),重(chóng)新(xīn)开(kāi)始(shǐ)生(shēng)活(huó)。

She wants to cast off this heavy burden and start life anew.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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