摆脱 (bǎi tuō) — to get rid of, to free oneself from (something negative or restrictive)
Definition
摆脱 means to actively break free from something negative (a habit, poverty, a shadow). Compared with 脱离 (simply to separate from) and 破除 (eliminate abstract ideas), it emphasizes personal effort to escape a bad state.
verb
to get rid ofto free oneself from (something negative or restrictive)
Examples
- 摆脱。Tā nǔ lì bǎi tuō le huài xí guàn.He managed to get rid of his bad habits.
- 摆脱。Zhè ge guó jiā zhōng yú bǎi tuō le pín kùn.This country finally freed itself from poverty.
- 摆脱。Tā xiǎng yào bǎi tuō guò qù de yīn yǐng.She wants to break free from the shadow of the past.
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