脱身

脫身

tuōshēn

verb HSK 7-9 #5,632

Meanings

1 to get away
2 to extricate oneself
3 to free oneself

Characters

to escape; to shed

Examples

HSK 6

他太忙了，一时脱不了身。

Tā tài máng le, yìshí tuōbuliǎoshēn.

He's too busy and can't get away for now.

HSK 6

她好不容易才从那次聚会脱身。

Tā hǎobù róngyì cái cóng nà cì jùhuì tuōshēn.

She barely managed to get away from that party.

Tips

grammar

Often used in the negative: 脱不了身 (can't get away). The pattern 脱不了/开身 is very common in spoken Chinese.

Stroke Order

脱 tuō

身 shēn