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挣脱

zhèng tuō

2-character word Traditional 掙脫

What 挣脱 means

1. to throw off
2. to struggle free of
3. Taiwan pr. zhēng tuō

The characters in 挣脱

• 挣zhèngto struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)
• 脱tuōto shed; to take off; to escape

Example sentences

• 大地直到四月底才得以从冬季冰冷的握持中挣脱出来。天渐暖了，雪和冰也都融化成溪了。
  It was not until the end of April that winter began to release the land from its icy grip. The days became warmer; snow and ice turned into streams of meltwater.