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挣脱 (zhèng tuō): To break free (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

挣脱 consists of 2 characters.

挣 • zhèng • to make (money) • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

zhèng挣

to make (money)

脱 • tuō • to escape; shed • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

tuō脱

to escape; shed

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Pinyinzhèng tuō

Meaningto break free, to struggle loose

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb

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Example Sentences with 挣脱

Tā他

zhèng挣

tuō脱

le了

shéng绳

zi子

。

He broke free from the rope.

Xiǎo小

niǎo鸟

zhèng挣

tuō脱

le了

lóng笼

zi子

，

fēi飞

xiàng

Tā她

nǔ努

lì力

zhèng挣

tuō脱

guò过

qù去

de的

yīn阴

向

tiān天

kōng空

。

The little bird broke free from the cage and flew into the sky.

yǐng

影

，

kāi开

shǐ始

xīn新

de的

shēng生

huó活

。

She struggled to break free from the shadows of the past and start a new life.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 挣脱.

Words with 挣

挣扎zhēng zhástruggle
挣钱zhèng qiánto make money
垂死挣扎chuí sǐ zhēng zhádeathbed struggle, last-ditch effort

Words with 脱

摆脱bǎi tuōdispense; cast off; extricate oneself from
脱离tuō líseparate oneself from; break away from
脱节tuō jiéDisconnect
脱落tuō luòShed
脱身tuō shēnGet away
解脱jiě tuōFree oneself
脱口而出tuō kǒu ér chūBlurting out / Speak without thinking
脱颖而出tuō yǐng ér chūStand out / Distinguished