HSK · Level 44
120 words
Chinese word
脱节
Pronunciation
Pinyintuō jié
Meaning
- verbbe out of sync
Example
他的计划和实际进度有点脱节。tā de jì huà hé shí jì jìn dù yóu diǎn tuō jié
His plan is a little out of sync with actual progress.
More examples
他的想法和现实脱节，需要多听别人的意见。tā de xiáng fǎ hé xiàn shí tuō jié xū yào duō tīng bié rén de yì jiàn
His ideas are out of sync with reality, so he needs to listen more to other people's opinions.
Core concept
Connected parts lose their timing or fit, so the whole no longer runs smoothly.
Common phrases
想法和现实脱节xiáng fǎ hé xiàn shí tuō jié
ideas out of sync with reality
与实际脱节yǔ shí jì tuō jié
out of sync with reality
课程与就业市场脱节kè chéng yǔ jiù yè shì chǎng tuō jié
curriculum out of sync with the job market
Similar words
脱离tuō lí: Separate from and no longer remain connected to something.
不同步bù tóng bù: Be out of step because things do not progress together in time.
脱轨tuō guǐ: Deviate greatly from the expected path, process, or plan.
Definition in Chinese
表示两个环节或部分在时间、步骤或内容上失去连贯或协调，出现错开以致不能顺利配合的动作或状态。biǎo shì liǎng gè huán jié huò bù fèn zài shí jiān bù zhòu huò nèi róng shàng shī qù lián guàn huò xié tiáo chū xiàn cuò kāi yǐ zhì bù néng shùn lì pèi hé de dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài
Word origin
脱 (tuō, "come off") + 节 (jié, "link or segment") presents a connected sequence as links that have come apart, which explains the word's sense of lost coordination.
Usage tips
- English speakers often associate "out of sync" with clocks or devices, but this Chinese verb also applies naturally to plans, explanations, and processes whose parts no longer line up.
Other meanings
- not meshverb
- fail to coordinateverb
Opposites
- 接轨jiē guǐcoordinate withverb