Definition
抖落 is a verb with a literal meaning — to shake something off (like dust or snow from clothing) — and two figurative senses: to expose or bring to light hidden information, and (colloquially) to waste time or money. The literal usage involves physical movement; the figurative extensions are common in spoken and written Chinese at advanced levels.
v.
to shake offto shake outto exposeto bring to light(colloquial) to waste (time, money)
Examples
- 抖落。Tā bǎ dàyī shàng de xuě dǒu là gānjìng cái jìn wū.He shook the snow off his coat before entering the house.
- 抖落。Jìzhě fèi le hǎo dà gōngfu cái bǎ zhèxiē hēimù dǒu là chūlái.The reporter went to great lengths to expose these shady dealings.
- 抖落。Bié bǎ shíjiān dǒu là zài zhèxiē méi yòng de shìqing shàng.Don't waste your time on these useless things.
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