脱离
Old HSK 6
脱离 (tuōlí) · to break away from
脱离 (tuōlí) means “to break away from; to be separated from”. It is written with 2 characters: 脱 (to take off (clothes)) + 离 (away from). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 脱离 is built
The characters
脱 tuō · to take off (clothes)
What 脱 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 兑duì — cash
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 儿ér — child
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: ⺼ gives the meaning, 兑 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
离 lí · away from
What 离 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 凶xiōng — culprit
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 禸róu — rump
Origin hint: An animal standing straight; 亠 is the head (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
病人已经脱离了危险。Bìngrén yǐjīng tuōlí le wēixiǎn.The patient is out of danger.
我们不能脱离实际。Wǒmen bùnéng tuōlí shíjì.We can't lose touch with reality.
Questions about 脱离
What does 脱离 mean?
脱离 (tuōlí) means “to break away from; to be separated from”.
How do you pronounce 脱离?
脱离 is pronounced tuōlí.
Which HSK level is 脱离?
脱离 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 摆脱bǎituōto get rid of
- 脱tuōto take off (clothes)
- 离开líkāito leave
- 离婚líhūnto divorce
- 距离jùlídistance
- 离不开líbukāican't do without
- 隔离gélíto isolate
- 远离yuǎnlíto stay away from
- 离líaway from
Learn 脱离 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 184: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.