抽身

chōushēn

verb #13,252

Meanings

1 to get away from; to withdraw; to free oneself

Characters

to pull out; to draw; to extract

Examples

他太忙了，抽不出身来。

Tā tài máng le, chōu bù chū shēn lái.

He's too busy to get away.

我得先抽身处理另一件事。

Wǒ děi xiān chōushēn chǔlǐ lìng yī jiàn shì.

I need to free myself up to handle another matter first.

Tips

usage

抽身 literally means 'to pull one's body out'. Often used with 不 in the negative: 抽不出身 (can't get away / too tied up).

Stroke Order

抽 chōu

身 shēn