甩 shuǎi
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 用 — to use, to employ, to apply
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
甩
shuǎi
to fling; to throw off; to shift responsibility
Character
Example phrases
- 他用力甩开对方的手，转身离开了会议室。 Tā yònglì shuǎi kāi duìfāng de shǒu, zhuǎnshēn líkāi le huìyìshì. He forcefully shook off the other person's hand and turned to leave the meeting room.
- 小狗从水里出来，站在草地上甩了甩身上的水。 Xiǎo gǒu cóng shuǐ li chūlái, zhàn zài cǎodì shang shuǎi le shuǎi shēnshang de shuǐ. The little dog came out of the water and stood on the grass, shaking the water off its body.
- 出了问题不能总甩给别人，大家一起想办法解决。 Chūle wèntí bù néng zǒng shuǎi gěi biérén, dàjiā yìqǐ xiǎng bànfǎ jiějué. When a problem comes up, you can't always shift it onto others; everyone should work together to solve it.
Related words
- 拴 shuān to tie; to fasten
- 撕 sī to tear
- 挖掘 wājué to excavate; to dig out; to tap
- 涂 tú to apply; smear; paint
- 填充 tiánchōng to fill; to stuff; to populate
- 折叠 zhédié to fold; collapsible; folding
- 张贴 zhāngtiē to post; to put up
- 悬挂 xuánguà to hang; to suspend
- 退回 tuìhuí to return; to send back
- 捂 wǔ to cover; to hold over
- 掀 xiān to lift; to raise; to stir up
- 掀起 xiānqǐ to lift; to raise; to stir up