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脱身

tuō shēn · tuo shen

Traditional 脫身

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to get away
  2. to escape (from obligations)
  3. to free oneself
  4. to disengage
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In a conversation

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Auntie Wang will not stop talking

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，王阿姨(wángāyí)拉着(lāzhe)我(wǒ)聊了(liáole)半小时(bànxiǎoshí)，我(wǒ)脱不了身(tuōbùliǎoshēn)。

    Dengdeng, Auntie Wang has kept me chatting for half an hour. I can't get away.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)就(jiù)说(shuō)家里(jiālǐ)有(yǒu)急事(jíshì)，不就(bùjiù)能(néng)脱身(tuōshēn)了(le)？

    Just say there's an urgent matter at home. Wouldn't that get you away?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)说了(shuōle)，阿姨(āyí)说(shuō)她(tā)陪(péi)我(wǒ)回家(huíjiā)。

    I did. She said she would walk me home.

  4. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)到(dào)！

    Haha, I'll be right there!

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！你(nǐ)一(yī)来(lái)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)能(néng)脱身(tuōshēn)了(le)。

    Great! As soon as you come, I can get away.

  6. Dengdeng

    阿姨(āyí)好(hǎo)！哎呀(āiyā)，她(tā)也(yě)拉着(lāzhe)我(wǒ)聊起来(liáoqǐlai)了(le)。

    Hello, Auntie! Oh no, she's got me chatting too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)借(jiè)口(kǒu)有(yǒu)急(jí)事(shì)，才(cái)从(cóng)聚(jù)会(huì)中(zhōng)脱(tuō)身(shēn)。

He made an excuse about an urgent matter to get away from the party.

02

她(tā)想(xiǎng)尽(jǐn)快(kuài)脱(tuō)身(shēn)，不(bù)想(xiǎng)卷(juǎn)入(rù)这(zhè)场(chǎng)争(zhēng)吵(chǎo)。

She wants to disengage as soon as possible and doesn't want to get involved in this argument.

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