抽身 (chōu shēn) — to extricate oneself (from a situation); to get away (from work/responsibility)
Definition
抽身 means to pull yourself free from work or obligations so you can leave. A separable verb: insert 得出/不出 between 抽 and 身 (抽得出身 / 抽不出身).
verb
to extricate oneself (from a situation)to get away (from work/responsibility)
Examples
- ，。Tā tài máng le, yì zhí chōu bù chū shēn lái.He's too busy; he's never been able to get away.
- 。Wǒ xiǎng qǐng jià chōu shēn qù cān jiā hái zi de bì yè diǎn lǐ.I want to take leave and get away to attend my child's graduation ceremony.
- ，。Zhè ge xiàng mù jié shù hòu, tā zhōng yú kě yǐ chōu shēn xiū xi le.After this project ended, he could finally get away and rest.
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