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卸

xiè · xie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to unload
  2. to unhitch
  3. to remove or strip
  4. to get rid of
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In a conversation

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Boxes of dictionaries

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，快来(kuàilái)帮我(bāngwǒ)卸车(xièchē)！

    Liangliang, come help me unload the truck!

  2. Liangliang

    车上(chēshàng)是(shì)什么(shénme)？这么(zhème)多(duō)箱子(xiāngzi)。

    What is on the truck? So many boxes.

  3. Dengdeng

    都是(dōushì)书(shū)。先(xiān)卸(xiè)最上面(zuìshàngmiàn)那箱(nàxiāng)。

    All books. Unload the top box first.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)……哇(wa)，好(hǎo)重(zhòng)！这箱(zhèxiāng)是(shì)砖头吗(zhuāntouma)？

    OK... wow, so heavy! Is this box bricks?

  5. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，是(shì)字典(zìdiǎn)。我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)买的(mǎide)。

    No, dictionaries. I bought them yesterday.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

工(gōng)人(rén)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)从(cóng)卡(kǎ)车(chē)上(shàng)卸(xiè)货(huò)。

The workers are unloading goods from the truck.

02

他(tā)卸(xiè)下(xià)自(zì)行(xíng)车(chē)的(de)前(qián)轮(lún)，准(zhǔn)备(bèi)补(bǔ)胎(tāi)。

He removed the front wheel of the bicycle, ready to patch the tire.

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