脱胎 tuō tāi

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be born
  2. (fig.) to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc)
  3. (fig.) to shed one's body (to be reborn)
  4. bodiless (e.g. lacquerware)

CHARACTERS

脱 tuō
HSK 4
take off
胎 tāi
HSK 6
unborn child, embryo, fetus