甩开 (shuǎi kāi) — to shake off, to get rid of

Definition

A separable verb meaning 'to shake off' or 'break free from' — a pursuer, problem, or trouble. The kāi can detach from 甩 when negated (甩不开) or when a modifier intervenes.

verb

to shake offto get rid of

Examples

甩开。
Tā yòng lì shuǎi kāi le nà zhī gǒu.
He forcefully shook off that dog.
甩开。
Tā zhōng yú shuǎi kāi le nà ge fán rén de rèn wu.
He finally got rid of that annoying task.
，。
Tā shì le jǐ cì, hái shì shuǎi bù kāi nà ge má fan.
He tried several times, but still couldn't shake off that trouble.

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