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甩

shuǎi · shuai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to throw
  2. to fling
  3. to swing
  4. to leave behind
  5. to throw off
  6. to dump (sb)
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Wet hands

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)的(de)手(shǒu)怎么(zěnme)湿(shī)了(le)？

    Liangliang, why are your hands wet?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)刚(gāng)洗(xǐ)完(wán)手(shǒu)，这里(zhèlǐ)没有(méiyǒu)纸巾(zhǐjīn)。

    I just washed my hands and there is no tissue here.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)甩一甩(shuǎiyīshuǎi)，很快(hěnkuài)就(jiù)干(gān)了(le)。

    Then give them a shake and they'll dry soon.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)甩一甩(shuǎiyīshuǎi)……啊(a)，水(shuǐ)甩(shuǎi)到(dào)你(nǐ)脸(liǎn)上(shàng)了(le)！

    Okay, I'll shake them... Ah, water flew onto your face!

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)正好(zhènghǎo)觉得(juéde)有点(yǒudiǎn)热(rè)。

    Never mind, I was feeling a bit hot anyway.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)要(yào)甩(shuǎi)了(le)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)吗(ma)？

Is Tom going to dump Mary?

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)都(dōu)想(xiǎng)知(zhī)道(dào)她(tā)为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)甩(shuǎi)了(le)这(zhè)么(me)好(hǎo)的(de)一(yí)个(gè)男(nán)人(rén)。

We all wondered why she had dumped such a nice man.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Shiawase · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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