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摆脱

bǎi tuō · bai tuo

Traditional 擺脫

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to break away from
  2. to cast off (old ideas etc)
  3. to get rid of
  4. to break away (from)
  5. to break out (of)
  6. to free oneself from
  7. to extricate oneself
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The earworm

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)唱(chàng)这首(zhèshǒu)歌(gē)？

    Dengdeng, why do you keep singing this song?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)摆脱(bǎituō)它(tā)，可是(kěshì)脑子(nǎozi)里(lǐ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)响(xiǎng)。

    I want to get rid of it too, but it keeps playing in my head.

  3. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)换(huàn)一首(yīshǒu)歌(gē)，就(jiù)能(néng)摆脱(bǎituō)了(le)。

    I heard another song gets rid of it.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)试过(shìguò)了(le)，现在(xiànzài)脑子(nǎozi)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)两首(liǎngshǒu)。

    I tried. Now there are two in my head.

  5. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)！那(nà)你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)才(cái)能(néng)摆脱(bǎituō)它们(tāmen)？

    Ha! Then how will you ever get rid of them?

  6. Dengdeng

    只有(zhǐyǒu)一个(yīgè)办法(bànfǎ)：把(bǎ)它们(tāmen)唱(chàng)给(gěi)你(nǐ)听(tīng)。

    Only one way: sing them to you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)头(tóu)疼(téng)三(sān)天(tiān)了(le)，还(hái)没(méi)摆(bǎi)脱(tuō)它(tā)。

I've had a headache for three days and I can't get rid of it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jacintoo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)想(xiǎng)摆(bǎi)脱(tuō)过(guò)去(qù)的(de)阴(yīn)影(yǐng)，重(chóng)新(xīn)开(kāi)始(shǐ)生(shēng)活(huó)。

He wants to break free from the shadows of the past and start life anew.

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摆
bǎi

to arrange; to exhibit

脱
tuō

to shed; to take off

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