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高跟鞋 meaning in English

gāogēnxié

high-heeled shoes

HSK 5noun38 strokes

Meaning of 高跟鞋

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gāogēnxié
  1. high-heeled shoes

How to use 高跟鞋

高跟鞋 is the everyday word for high heels, and it is often counted with 双 (shuāng) for a pair. Example: 她今天穿了一双高跟鞋。(Tā jīntiān chuān le yì shuāng gāogēnxié.) She wore a pair of high heels today.

Read it piece by piece: 高 (gāo) high + 跟 (gēn) heel + 鞋 (xié) shoe. A shoe with a high heel is exactly what it says.

Common mistake: Learners often write 根 (gēn, root) instead of 跟 (gēn, heel). The heel is 跟 with the foot radical 足, because it belongs to the foot. Also keep all three syllables distinct in tone: gāo is first tone, gēn is first tone, and xié is second tone.

高跟鞋 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

玛mǎ莉lì穿chuān著zhù高gāo跟gēn鞋xié。
Mary was in high heels.
她tā穿chuān著zhù高gāo跟gēn鞋xié。
She's wearing high heels.
她tā穿chuān著zhù高gāo跟gēn鞋xié，这zhè样yàng显xiǎn得de更gèng高gāo一yī些xiē。
She wears high heels to make herself look taller.

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高 gāo · high · 10 strokes

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跟 gēn · heel · 13 strokes

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鞋 xié · shoe · 15 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 高跟鞋.

高兴gāoxìnghappy; glad
高中gāozhōngsenior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])
提高tígāoto raise; to increase
高级gāojíhigh level; high grade
球鞋qiúxiéathletic shoes
高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway; highway; freeway
高速gāosùhigh speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1 su4 gong1 lu4])
跳高tiàogāo(athletics) high jump
高潮gāocháohigh tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity
高尚gāoshàngnoble; lofty
身高shēngāo(a person's) height
高价gāojiàhigh price

Questions about 高跟鞋

What does 高跟鞋 mean?

高跟鞋 (gāogēnxié) means "high-heeled shoes" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 高跟鞋?

高跟鞋 is made of 3 characters: 高 (10 strokes), 跟 (13 strokes), 鞋 (15 strokes). That is 38 strokes in total.

Is 高跟鞋 an HSK word?

Yes. 高跟鞋 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What verb do I use to say someone is wearing high heels?

Use 穿 (chuān), the same verb used for clothes and shoes. For example, 穿高跟鞋 (chuān gāogēnxié) means to wear high heels.

How do I say flat shoes as the opposite of 高跟鞋?

A common word is 平底鞋 (píngdǐxié), literally flat bottom shoes. For sporty shoes you can also say 球鞋 (qiúxié) or 运动鞋 (yùndòngxié).

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