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甩
shuǎi
1. to throw
2. to fling
3. to swing
4. to leave behind
5. to throw off
6. to dump (sb)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

甩
shuǎi
to throw away, to fling, to discard
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (19)

狂甩
kuángshuǎi
to fling vigorously
甩上
shuǎishàng
to throw off
甩动
shuǎidòng
to shake
甩尾
shuǎiwěi
drift (cornering technique in car racing, lit. to throw the tail)
甩手
shuǎishǒu
to swing one's arms
甩掉
shuǎidiào
to throw off
甩卖
shuǎimài
to mark down (the price of goods)
甩车
shuǎichē
to uncouple (wagons or trucks from a train)
甩远
shuǎiyuǎn
to cast far from oneself
甩钟
shuǎizhōng
dice cup
甩开
shuǎikāi
to shake off
甩头
shuǎitóu
to fling back one's head
甩包袱
shuǎibāofu
lit. to fling off a bundle
甩脸子
shuǎiliǎnzi
to grimace with displeasure
甩袖子
shuǎixiùzi
to swing one's sleeve (in anger)
甩手掌柜
shuǎishǒuzhǎngguì
lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper
甩手顿脚
shuǎishǒudùnjiǎo
to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair)
甩开膀子
shuǎikāibǎngzi
to throw off inhibitions
清仓大甩卖
qīngcāngdàshuǎimài
clearance sale

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,602
Word Frequency Rank
4,102 of 84,292

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