Definition
甩 (shuǎi) has two main uses: (1) to fling or swing with a whipping motion (e.g., 甩胳膊 swing an arm), distinct from the general throw 扔 (rēng) or the formal toss 抛 (pāo); (2) colloquially, to dump a partner (甩了男朋友), which is more direct than the formal 抛弃 (pāo qì) and more common than slang 蹬 (dēng).
verb
to flingswingor throw with a whipping motionto shake offleave behindget rid of(colloquial) to dump (a romantic partner)
Easily confused
- 用yònglook-aliketo use
- 帅shuàisound-alikehandsome, good-looking (of a man's appearance)
- 毛máolook-alike(noun) hair, fur, feathers, wool
- 摔shuāisound-aliketo fall (from a height or while walking)
- 率shuàisound-alikelead; command
- 率shuàisound-aliketo lead, to command
Examples
- 甩，。Tā shuǎi le yíxià gēbo, huódòng huódòng jīngǔ.He swung his arm once to loosen up his muscles.
- 。Wǒmen zhōngyú bǎ nàge máfan shuǎi diào le.We finally got rid of that trouble.
- 甩，。Tā shàng gè yuè shuǎi le nánpéngyou, xiànzài yí ge rén guò.She dumped her boyfriend last month and is now living alone.
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