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脱钩

脫鉤
tuōgōu
verb #57,753

Meanings

  1. 1 to decouple; to cut ties
  2. 2 to unhook, to become detached

Examples

中美经济完全脱钩几乎是不可能的。
Zhōng-Měi jīngjì wánquán tuōgōu jīhū shì bù kěnéng de.
A complete decoupling of the Chinese and American economies is nearly impossible.
他和原公司彻底脱钩了。
Tā hé yuán gōngsī chèdǐ tuōgōule.
He's completely cut ties with his former company.

Tips

usage
Literally 'to unhook'. In geopolitics translates 'decoupling' and became one of the defining words of the late-2010s US-China trade tension. Competing policy term: 去风险 (de-risking).
register
Neutral in business/news. In everyday speech 'to cut ties' sense is fine: 跟过去脱钩 'break with the past'.

Stroke Order

脱 tuō
钩 gōu