脱困

脫困

tuōkùn

verb #24,490

Meanings

1 to get out of a difficult situation
2 to escape from a predicament
3 to break free

Characters

to escape / to shed / to break free from

difficulty / predicament / trapped

Examples

HSK 4

公司正在想办法脱困，避免破产。

Gōngsī zhèngzài xiǎng bànfǎ tuōkùn, bìmiǎn pòchǎn.

The company is trying to find a way out of its predicament and avoid bankruptcy.

HSK 6

救援队成功帮助被困矿工脱困。

Jiùyuán duì chénggōng bāngzhù bèi kùn kuànggōng tuōkùn.

The rescue team successfully helped the trapped miners escape.

Tips

usage

脱困 is used both literally (escaping a physical trap) and figuratively (getting out of financial or social difficulty). The opposite is 陷困 or 陷入困境 (to fall into a predicament).

Stroke Order

脱 tuō

困 kùn