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解脱

jiě tuō

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 解脫

解脱 (jiě tuō) means "to untie; to free; to absolve of". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 解脱 means

1. to untie
2. to free
3. to absolve of
4. to get free of
5. to extirpate oneself
6. Buddhismto free oneself of worldly worries

The characters in 解脱

• 解jiěto divide; to break up; to split
• 脱tuōto shed; to take off; to escape

Example sentences

• 明天我就解脱了。
  Míngtiān wǒ jiù jiětuō le.
  Tomorrow I will be set free.
• 死是唯一的解脱吗？
  Sǐ shì wéiyī de jiětuō ma?
  Is death the only way out?
• 这何尝不是一种解脱？
  Who is to say this isn't a relief?
• 死是唯一的解脱方式吗？
  Sǐ shì wéiyī de jiětuō fāngshì ma?
  Is death the only possible exemption?
• 死亡是唯一可能的解脱吗？
  Is death the only way to liberation?

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