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甩尾

shuǎiwěi
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

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.
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