甩尾

shuǎiwěi

verb

Meanings

1 to drift (motorsport)
2 to fishtail (lose rear-end traction)

Characters

to swing, throw off

Examples

HSK 4

他在弯道里漂亮地甩尾过弯。

Tā zài wāndào lǐ piàoliang de shuǎiwěi guò wān.

He drifted beautifully through the corner.

HSK 7-9

雪地上车子差点甩尾失控。

Xuědì shàng chēzi chàdiǎn shuǎiwěi shīkòng.

On the snow the car nearly fishtailed out of control.

Tips

culture

Widely known thanks to the Japanese 'drifting' subculture - Takumi's AE86 in 头文字D (Initial D) is peak 甩尾 imagery for mainland fans. The word is also used unintentionally for 'fishtailing', a dangerous skid.

Stroke Order

甩 shuǎi

尾 wěi