甩手 (shuǎi shǒu) — to swing one's arms; (figurative) to wash one's hands of; to refuse to take responsibility
Definition
Literally 'swing one's arms', but 甩手 also means to shirk responsibility — to wash one's hands of a task. Often used in 甩手不管 ('refuse to take responsibility and walk away').
verb
to swing one's arms(figurative) to wash one's hands ofto refuse to take responsibility
Examples
- ，。Tā shuǎi le yí xià shǒu, biǎo shì bù tóng yì.He swung his arms once to show disagreement.
- 甩手。Zhè jiàn shì nǐ bù néng shuǎi shǒu bù guǎn.You can't wash your hands of this matter.
- ，。Tā shuǎi le shuǎi shǒu, zhuǎn shēn zǒu le.He swung his arms a few times and turned away.
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