shuǎi
verb HSK 7 #2,096

Meanings

  1. 1 to fling
  2. 2 to throw off
  3. 3 to dump (a partner)
  4. 4 to leave behind

Examples

Tā shuǎi le tā.
He dumped her.
Tā shēngqì de shuǎi mén zǒu le.
She slammed the door angrily and left.
Tā shuǎikāi le zhuīgǎn de rén.
He shook off the people chasing him.

Tips

usage
is very versatile: (slam a door), 甩手 (swing arms / wash one's hands of something), (got dumped). The core meaning is a forceful throwing/flinging motion.
memory
Picture someone flinging something away with a forceful arm motion — that dramatic toss is .

Stroke Order

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