掙zang1脫tyut3

English

1. to throw off
2. to struggle free of
3. Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1]

Examples

• 大地直到四月底才得以從冬季冰冷的握持中掙脫出來。天漸暖了，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.

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