Keyword
to fling
- to throw away
- to discard
- Frequency
- #2563
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
shuǎi
Mnemonic
The opposite of "to use" 用
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
甩
to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb)
甩掉
to throw off; to abandon; to cast off; to get rid of; to dump
甩开
to shake off; to get rid of
甩卖
to mark down (the price of goods); to sell off cheap
甩手
to swing one's arms; to wash one's hands of sth
甩尾
drifting (motorsport)
甩头
to fling back one's head
甩动
to shake; to fling one's arm; to lash; to swing
甩干
to remove excess moisture by spinning; to put (clothes) through the spin cycle; to spin-dry
甩锅
(neologism, attested by 2017) to shift the blame; to pass the buck
甩手掌柜
lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper; fig. sb who asks others to work but does nothing himself
甩开膀子
to throw off inhibitions; to go all out