HSK 6 · Verbs

摆脱 bǎituō “to break free from” in Chinese

Traditional 擺脫

What 摆脱 means

  1. to break free from
  2. to get rid of
  3. to break away from
  4. to cast off (old ideas etc)
  5. to break out (of)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to free oneself from

How to say 摆脱

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale摆bǎi3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale脱tuō1st tone, high and level

摆脱 in a sentence

  1. 你该摆脱你的坏习惯。

    Nǐ gāi bǎituō nǐ de huài xíguàn.

    You should get rid of your bad habits.

    Sentence #469260 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我怎么才能摆脱这种困境？

    Wǒ zěnme cáinéng bǎituō zhè zhǒng kùnjìng?

    How can I get out of this predicament?

    Sentence #13524075 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我要摆脱这一切。

    Wǒ yào bǎituō zhè yíqiè.

    I need to get away from all this.

    Sentence #5555907 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 摆脱 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 摆 (bǎi) with each of its parts in a different colour
摆bǎito arrange
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 罢to cease · bàSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 罢 (bà) hints at the sound. Compare it with bǎi.

The character 脱 (tuō) with each of its parts in a different colour
脱tuōto shed
  • ⺼meat form of 肉 · ròuMeaning part
  • 兑cash · duìSound part

⺼ hints at the meaning (meat); 兑 (duì) hints at the sound. Compare it with tuō.

How to write 摆脱

摆 13 strokes · 脱 11 strokes

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摆脱 (bǎituō) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 摆脱 (bǎituō). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 摆脱

Words with 摆

摆bǎi · to arrange摇摆yáobǎi · to sway

Words with 脱

脱tuō · to shed脱离tuōlí · to break away from

More words: Common Verbs

扒bā · to dig up掰bāi · to break off with both hands拜访bàifǎng · to pay a visit败坏bàihuài · to ruin巴结bājie · to fawn on伴随bànsuí · to accompany报仇bàochóu · to take revenge报答bàodá · to repay (a kindness)

FAQs

摆脱 (bǎituō) means “to break free from” or “to get rid of”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it bǎituō: bǎi with a 3rd tone, then tuō with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 摆脱 is written 擺脫. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type baituo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 摆脱 from the suggestions. Typing baituo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
摆脱 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.