chōushēn

抽身

Word · Verb

extricate oneself; get away

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to extricate oneself; to get away; to break free

neutral

通常指从繁忙、困难或令人不快的状态中脱离出来。常与“抽不出身”或“抽空”等搭配使用。

Huì会
yì议
jié结
shù束
hòu后
 ,
tā他
cái才
hǎo好
bù不
róng容
yì易
chōu抽
shēn身
 。

Only after the meeting ended did he manage to get away.

Jiā家
lǐ里
shì事
qing情
tài太
duō多
 ,
tā他
gēn根
běn本
chōu抽
bù不
kāi开
shēn身
qù去
lǚ旅
xíng行
 。

There's too much going on at home; he simply can't get away to travel.

Show 3 more examples
Tā他
cóng从
fán繁
zá杂
de的
shì事
wù务
zhōng中
chōu抽
chū出
shēn身
lái来
 ,
xiū休
xi息
le了
yī一
tiān天
 。

He extricated himself from the complicated affairs and rested for a day.

Gōng工
zuò作
máng忙
de得
tā他
chōu抽
bù不
chū出
shēn身
lái来
cān参
jiā加
jù聚
huì会
 。

He's so busy with work that he can't get away to attend the gathering.

Děng等
chǔ处
lǐ理
wán完
zhè这
ge个
jǐn紧
jí急
xiàng项
mù目
 ,
wǒ我
jiù就
néng能
chōu抽
shēn身
qù去
bāng帮
nǐ你
 。

Once I finish handling this urgent project, I'll be able to break free and come help you.