Meaning of 拖鞋
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- slippers
- sandals
- flip-flops
Measure word: 雙|双,隻|只
How to use 拖鞋
拖鞋 is the everyday word for house slippers and flip-flops. In many Chinese homes you take off your outdoor shoes at the door and put on 拖鞋. Example: 进门请换拖鞋。(Jìn mén qǐng huàn tuōxié.) Please change into slippers when you come in.
拖 (tuō) means to drag or pull, and 鞋 (xié) means shoe. Slippers are the shoes you drag along the floor as you shuffle around the house.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 拖鞋 for sandals with straps around the heel. Those are usually 凉鞋 (liángxié), while 拖鞋 are backless shoes you slide your feet into. Also keep 拖 in first tone (tuō), not fourth.
拖鞋 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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拖 tuō · to drag · 8 strokes
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鞋 xié · shoe · 15 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 拖鞋.
| 球鞋 | qiúxié | athletic shoes |
| 高跟鞋 | gāogēnxié | high-heeled shoes |
| 皮鞋 | píxié | leather shoes |
| 凉鞋 | liángxié | sandal |
| 拖延 | tuōyán | to delay; to put off |
| 拖累 | tuōlěi | to encumber; to be a burden on |
| 拖欠 | tuōqiàn | in arrears; behind in payments |
| 穿小鞋 | chuān xiǎoxié | to have one's life made difficult by sb (usu. by sb in a position of authority) (lit. to b |
| 鞋子 | xiézi | shoe |
| 拖车 | tuōchē | to tow; towed vehicle |
| 拖住 | tuōzhù | to hold up; to hinder |
| 拍拖 | pāituō | (dialect) to date sb |
Questions about 拖鞋
What does 拖鞋 mean?
拖鞋 (tuōxié) means "slippers; sandals" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 拖鞋?
拖鞋 is made of 2 characters: 拖 (8 strokes), 鞋 (15 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 拖鞋 an HSK word?
Yes. 拖鞋 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What measure word is used with 拖鞋?
Use 双 (shuāng) for a pair, as in 一双拖鞋 (yì shuāng tuōxié), a pair of slippers. For a single slipper you can say 一只拖鞋 (yì zhī tuōxié).
How do you say flip-flops specifically?
In everyday speech 拖鞋 covers flip-flops too. If you need to be precise, people say 人字拖 (rénzìtuō), because the strap looks like the character 人.