脱离

脫離
tuōlí
verb HSK 5 #4,097

Meanings

  1. 1 to separate from; to break away from
  2. 2 to be divorced from; to be out of touch with

Examples

HSK 2
Bùyào tuōlí shíjì.
Don't be divorced from reality.
HSK 3
Tā tuōlí le wéixiǎn.
He escaped from danger.
HSK 7-9
Zhège guójiā tuōlí le zhímín tǒngzhì.
This country broke free from colonial rule.

Tips

usage
脱离 implies a complete separation. Common collocations: 脱离危险 (escape danger), 脱离实际 (out of touch with reality), 脱离群众 (divorced from the masses - a political phrase).

Stroke Order

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