甩

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to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb)

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

The opposite of "to use" 用

Components 月乚

fling · Heisig RSH #2777

rack

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
沙拉甩干器	shā lā shuǎi gān qì	salad spinner
甩手顿脚	shuǎi shǒu dùn jiǎo	to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair)
清仓大甩卖	qīng cāng dà shuǎi mài	clearance sale; fire sale
甩脸子	shuǎi liǎn zi	to grimace with displeasure; to pull a long face
甩开膀子	shuǎi kāi bǎng zi	to throw off inhibitions; to go all out
甩头	shuǎi tóu	to fling back one's head
甩动	shuǎi dòng	to shake; to fling one's arm; to lash; to swing
甩上	shuǎi shàng	to slam (a door); to fling up; to splash up
甩手	shuǎi shǒu	to swing one's arms; to wash one's hands of sth
甩开	shuǎi kāi	to shake off; to get rid of
甩车	shuǎi chē	to uncouple (wagons or trucks from a train)
甩手掌柜	shuǎi shǒu zhǎng guì	lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper; fig. sb who asks others to work but does nothing himself
甩干	shuǎi gān	to remove excess moisture by spinning; to put (clothes) through the spin cycle; to spin-dr…
甩尾	shuǎi wěi	drifting (motorsport)
甩远	shuǎi yuǎn	to cast far from oneself; to leave sb far behind; to outdistance
甩袖子	shuǎi xiù zi	to swing one's sleeve (in anger)
甩卖	shuǎi mài	to mark down (the price of goods); to sell off cheap
甩锅	shuǎi guō	(neologism, attested by 2017) to shift the blame; to pass the buck
甩掉	shuǎi diào	to throw off; to abandon; to cast off; to get rid of; to dump
狂甩	kuáng shuǎi	to fling vigorously; fig. to reduce drastically