脱身

脫身

tuōshēn

verb HSK 7 #5,632

Meanings

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

Characters

to escape; to shed

Examples

他太忙了，一时脱不了身。

Tā tài máng le, yīshí tuō bùliǎo shēn.

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

她好不容易才从那次聚会脱身。

Tā hǎo bù 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