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脱离

tuōlí

to break away from; to leave

A person stepping out of a ring
Memory picture

Characters in this word

脱 tuō

Strokes
11
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
Made of
⺼ meat, flesh 兑 to exchange
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

离 lí

Strokes
10
Radical
禸 — rump
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 他脱离危险。 Tā tuōlí wēixiǎn. He gets out of danger.
  • 不要脱离队伍。 Bú yào tuōlí duìwu. Do not leave the group.
  • 车脱离了轨道。 Chē tuōlí le guǐdào. The car left the track.

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