duóménérchū

夺门而出

Word · Verb phraseTraditional奪門而出

push through the door; dash out

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb phrase

to push one's way through the door and dash out; to break out of a place

literary

Describes an action done in a sudden, forceful, and decisive manner, often to escape a situation or rush somewhere. Mostly used in written or literary contexts.

Tīng听
dào到
jǐng警
bào报
shēng声
 ,
tā他
lì立
kè刻
duó夺
mén门
ér而
chū出
 。

Upon hearing the alarm, he immediately dashed out the door.

Tā他
fèn愤
nù怒
de地
zhèng挣
tuō脱
le了
duì对
fāng方
de的
shǒu手
 ,
duó夺
mén门
ér而
chū出
 。

He angrily broke free from the other person's grip and pushed his way out the door.

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Huì会
yì议
yī一
jié结
shù束
 ,
tā她
jiù就
cōng匆
cōng匆
duó夺
mén门
ér而
chū出
 ,
gǎn赶
wǎng往
jī机
chǎng场
 。

As soon as the meeting ended, she rushed out the door to hurry to the airport.