脱离

脫離

tuōlí

verb HSK 5 #4,097

Meanings

1 to separate from; to break away from
2 to be divorced from; to be out of touch with

Characters

to shed; to take off; to escape

to leave; to separate from

To shed and separate — to break free.

Examples

他脱离了危险。

Tā tuōlí le wéixiǎn.

He escaped from danger.

不要脱离实际。

Bùyào tuōlí shíjì.

Don't be divorced from reality.

这个国家脱离了殖民统治。

Zhège guójiā tuōlí le zhímín tǒngzhì.

This country broke free from colonial rule.

Tips

usage

脱离 implies a complete separation. Common collocations: 脱离危险 (escape danger), 脱离实际 (out of touch with reality), 脱离群众 (divorced from the masses — a political phrase).

Stroke Order

脱 tuō

离 lí