脱单 (tuōdān): to get into a relationship

Meanings

1 to get into a relationship
2 to stop being single

Characters

脱

Examples

他今年终于脱单了。

Tā jīnnián zhōngyú tuōdān le.

He finally got a partner this year.

我妈天天催我脱单。

Wǒ mā tiāntiān cuī wǒ tuōdān.

My mom nags me every day to find someone.

Tips

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Modern casual slang. Literally 'to shed single-status,' mirrors 脱贫 (to escape poverty). Opposite: 单身 (single). Very common on dating apps and in conversation among young adults.

Stroke Order

脱 tuō

单 dān

Related Words

脱身 tuōshēn HSK 7 #5,632

to get away / to extricate oneself / to free oneself

单线程 dānxiànchéng

single-threaded (computing) / single thread

单身狗 dānshēngǒu

single person (self-deprecating internet slang) / 'single dog'

单曲 dānqǔ

single (music release) / single track

单身贵族 dānshēnguìzú

"single aristocrat" / happily single person; unmarried by choice

逃脱 táotuō #3,353

to escape / to break free / to get away

脱粉 tuōfěn

to stop being a fan (of a celebrity or group) / to leave a fandom / to unstan

摆脱 bǎituō HSK 4 #2,265

to break free from / to get rid of / to shake off

单身 dānshēn HSK 7 #2,072

single / unmarried / unattached

单 dān HSK 4 #1,225

single; alone; only / list; form; bill / simple; odd (number)