kāi​tuō

to exonerate

  • created sense approved 开脱/開脫 · kāi​tuō · to exonerate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开脱 / 開脫

    kāi​tuō

    to exonerate

    to absolve someone of guilt or blame; to exculpate or vindicate

    开, 脱

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to lift 脱 (literal) → 脱/脫 · tuō · to escape

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  • created sense approved 开脱/開脫 · kāi​tuō · to excuse oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开脱 / 開脫

    kāi​tuō

    to excuse oneself

    to shift blame or make excuses to get out of a responsibility; to try to talk one's way out of a situation

    开, 脱

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to lift 脱 (literal) → 脱/脫 · tuō · to escape

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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