脱节

脫節

tuōjié

verb HSK 7-9 #22,447

Meanings

1 to come apart; to become disconnected
2 to be out of touch (with reality, trends, etc.)

Characters

to come off; to shed

joint; section; segment

Examples

HSK 3

他跟社会已经脱节了。

Tā gēn shèhuì yǐjīng tuōjié le.

He's already out of touch with society.

HSK 6

理论和实践不能脱节。

Lǐlùn hé shíjiàn bùnéng tuōjié.

Theory and practice must not be disconnected.

Tips

memory

脱 (come off) + 节 (joint/section) - like links in a chain coming apart. When theory and practice 'unjoint,' they become disconnected.

Stroke Order

脱 tuō

节 jié