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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
擺脫 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
擺脫 ＝ 擺 ＋ 脫
ㄅㄞˇ ㄊㄨㄛ · bǎituō
verb — to break free of; to shake off (something clinging)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

擺to swing / wave (搖擺)bǎi
脫to come off / shed (脫離)tuō
擺脫，搖擺的擺，脫離的脫。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

手用力一甩（擺），把抓著的東西甩掉（脫）。
One hard swing of the arm (擺), and the thing clinging is shed (脫).
記憶法
關 · Related
脫離tuōlíthe everyday 脫甩開shuǎikāito fling off — the related word