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tuō
脱（脫）

HSK 4
common
verb

Meaning of 脱

脱 means to shed; to fall off (skin, hair, etc.); to take off; to remove; to peel off. Pronounced tuō. HSK 4.

  • to shed; to fall off (skin, hair, etc.)
  • to take off; to remove; to peel off
  • to break away from; to escape from; to get rid of

Character Info

Radical月
Strokes8
Components
月
兑

Stroke Order

脱

Definitions & Examples

Shé蛇
měi每
nián年
dōu都
huì会
tuō蜕
pí皮
 。

Snakes shed their skin every year.

Zhè这
zhī只
gǒu狗
zhèng正
zài在
tuō脱
máo毛
 。

This dog is shedding fur.

Yé爷
ye爷
de的
tóu头
fa发
dōu都
tuō脱
guāng光
le了
 。

Grandpa has lost all his hair.

Qiū秋
tiān天
shù树
yè叶
kāi开
shǐ始
tuō脱
luò落
 。

Leaves start to fall off in autumn.

Xīn新
pí皮
fū肤
zhǎng长
chū出
lái来
hòu后
 ，
jiù旧
pí皮
jiù就
huì会
tuō脱
luò落
 。

After new skin grows, the old skin will fall off.

Relations

Common Words

脱离 / 脫離tuōlí

break away from; detach; separate

摆脱 / 擺脫bǎituō

break free from; shake off; get rid of

脱落 / 脫落tuōluò

fall off; drop off; leave out

逃脱 / 逃脫táotuō

escape; flee; shake off

脱贫tuōpín

escape poverty; get out of poverty

脱毛tuōmáo

shed hair; molt; depilate

脱水 / 脫水tuōshuǐ

dehydration; lose water

脱俗tuōsú

free from vulgarity; refined; elegant

脱轨 / 脫軌tuōguǐ

derail; go off the rails; deviate

脱销 / 脫銷tuōxiāo

sell out; out of stock

脱臼 / 脫臼tuōjiù

dislocate; luxate

脱脂 / 脫脂tuōzhī

remove fat; degrease; defat