脱节
tuō jié
Pinyin

Definition

脱节
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tuō jié
  1. to come apart

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

情人节
Qíng rén jié
  1. 1 Valentine's Day
春节
Chūn jié
  1. 1 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
节
jiē
  1. 1 see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn]
节日
jié rì
  1. 1 holiday
  2. 2 festival
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
节目
jié mù
  1. 1 program
  2. 2 item (on a program)
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái],個|个[gè],套[tào]
细节
xì jié
  1. 1 details
  2. 2 particulars
过节
guò jié
  1. 1 to celebrate a festival
  2. 2 after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
中秋节
Zhōng qiū jié
  1. 1 the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
佳节
jiā jié
  1. 1 festive day
  2. 2 holiday
元宵节
Yuán xiāo jié
  1. 1 Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
光棍节
Guāng gùn jié
  1. 1 Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
季节
jì jié
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 season
  3. 3 period
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
情节
qíng jié
  1. 1 plot
  2. 2 circumstances
愚人节
Yú rén jié
  1. 1 April Fools' Day
感恩节
Gǎn ēn jié
  1. 1 Thanksgiving Day
挣脱
zhèng tuō
  1. 1 to throw off
  2. 2 to struggle free of
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [zhēng tuō]
推脱
tuī tuō
  1. 1 to evade
  2. 2 to shirk
摆脱
bǎi tuō
  1. 1 to break away from
  2. 2 to cast off (old ideas etc)
  3. 3 to get rid of
  4. 4 to break away (from)
  5. 5 to break out (of)
  6. 6 to free oneself from
  7. 7 to extricate oneself
时节
shí jié
  1. 1 season
  2. 2 time
母亲节
Mǔ qīn jié
  1. 1 Mother's Day

Idioms (20)

不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
  1. 1 diligent and thrifty (idiom)
厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē
  1. 1 to practice strict economy (idiom)
恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié
  1. 1 season's greetings (idiom)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
  1. 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
清风劲节
qīng fēng jìng jié
  1. 1 pure and high-minded (idiom)
盘根错节
pán gēn cuò jié
  1. 1 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
  2. 2 knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
稚气未脱
zhì qì wèi tuō
  1. 1 still possessing the innocence of childhood (idiom)
节上生枝
jié shàng shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
节外生枝
jié wài shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
  1. 1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
  1. 1 to economize on clothes and food
  2. 2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
脱颖而出
tuō yǐng ér chū
  1. 1 to reveal one's talent (idiom)
  2. 2 to rise above others
  3. 3 to distinguish oneself
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)
脱贫致富
tuō pín zhì fù
  1. 1 to rise from poverty and become prosperous (idiom)
  2. 2 poverty alleviation
脱缰之马
tuō jiāng zhī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse
  2. 2 out of control
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
金蝉脱壳
jīn chán tuō qiào
  1. 1 lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
  2. 2 a crafty escape plan

Sample Sentences

哎呀，我只是觉得，你这样抗拒现代化，迟早要和社会现实脱节的。不换手机，那去弄个脸书帐号也好嘛！
āiyā ，wǒ zhǐshì juéde ，nǐ zhèyàng kàngjù xiàndàihuà ，chízǎo yào hé shèhuì xiànshí tuōjié de 。bù huàn shǒujī ，nà qù nòng gè liǎnshū zhànghào yěhǎo ma ！
Agh, I just think that people like you who resist modernization will become isolated from social reality sooner or later. If you don't want to change your phone, then go and start a Facebook account!
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