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甩掉

shuǎi diào · shuai diao

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Meaning

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  1. to throw off
  2. to abandon
  3. to cast off
  4. to get rid of
  5. to dump
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Shaking off the water

  1. Dengdeng

    洗手间(xǐshǒujiān)没有(méiyǒu)纸(zhǐ)，我(wǒ)只好(zhǐhǎo)把(bǎ)水(shuǐ)甩掉(shuǎidiào)。

    The restroom has no paper, so I have to shake the water off.

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)对着(duìzhe)我(wǒ)甩(shuǎi)。

    Don't shake it at me.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)水(shuǐ)往(wǎng)那边(nàbian)甩掉(shuǎidiào)。

    Okay, I'll shake the water off over there.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，你(nǐ)把(bǎ)水(shuǐ)甩(shuǎi)到(dào)老板(lǎobǎn)的(de)饮料(yǐnliào)上(shàng)了(le)。

    Look, you shook water onto the boss's drinks.

  5. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，老板(lǎobǎn)！我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)喝(hē)一杯(yībēi)。

    Sorry, boss! I'll treat you to a drink.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)跑(pǎo)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)，终(zhōng)于(yú)甩(shuǎi)掉(diào)了(le)后(hòu)面(miàn)的(de)追(zhuī)兵(bīng)。

He ran very fast and finally threw off the pursuers behind him.

02

她(tā)想(xiǎng)甩(shuǎi)掉(diào)这(zhè)个(gè)沉(chén)重(zhòng)的(de)包(bāo)袱(fu)，重(chóng)新(xīn)开(kāi)始(shǐ)生(shēng)活(huó)。

She wants to cast off this heavy burden and start life anew.

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