脱胎
tuō tāi
Pinyin

Definition

脱胎
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tuō tāi
  1. to be born
  2. (fig.) to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc)
  3. (fig.) to shed one's body (to be reborn)
  4. bodiless (e.g. lacquerware)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

投胎
tóu tāi
  1. 1 to be reincarnated
爆胎
bào tāi
  1. 1 flat tire
  2. 2 burst tire
  3. 3 blowout
胎
tāi
  1. 1 fetus
  2. 2 litter
  3. 3 tire
  4. 4 abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎
轮胎
lún tāi
  1. 1 tire
  2. 2 pneumatic tire
双胞胎
shuāng bāo tāi
  1. 1 twin
  2. 2 CL:對|对[duì]
三胞胎
sān bāo tāi
  1. 1 triplets
备胎
bèi tāi
  1. 1 spare tire
  2. 2 (slang) fallback guy (or girl)
堕胎
duò tāi
  1. 1 to induce an abortion
  2. 2 induced abortion
娘胎
niáng tāi
  1. 1 womb
怪胎
guài tāi
  1. 1 freak
  2. 2 abnormal embryo
  3. 3 fetus with deformity
怀胎
huái tāi
  1. 1 to become pregnant
  2. 2 to carry a child in the womb
胎儿
tāi ér
  1. 1 unborn child
  2. 2 fetus
  3. 3 embryo
胎动
tāi dòng
  1. 1 fetal movement
胎教
tāi jiào
  1. 1 prenatal education
  2. 2 antenatal training
  3. 3 prenatal influences
胎盘
tāi pán
  1. 1 placenta
胚胎
pēi tāi
  1. 1 embryo
脱胎换骨
tuō tāi huàn gǔ
  1. 1 to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
  3. 3 fig. to change wholly
  4. 4 to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
车胎
chē tāi
  1. 1 tire
鬼胎
guǐ tāi
  1. 1 sinister design
  2. 2 ulterior motive
二胎
èr tāi
  1. 1 second pregnancy

Idioms (3)

肉眼凡胎
ròu yǎn fán tāi
  1. 1 ignoramus (idiom)
脱胎换骨
tuō tāi huàn gǔ
  1. 1 to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
  3. 3 fig. to change wholly
  4. 4 to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
脱骨换胎
tuō gǔ huàn tāi
  1. 1 to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
  3. 3 fig. to change wholly

Sample Sentences

咳，真希望他们以后能有脱胎换骨的表现。
hài ，zhēn xīwàng tāmen yǐhòu néng yǒu tuōtāihuàngǔ de biǎoxiàn 。
Agh, I really hope they can turn things around in the future.
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