How to say “leather shoes” in Chinese

皮鞋
píxié

leather shoes

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Shopping and things”

“Leather shoes” in Chinese is 皮鞋, pí xié: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

皮鞋 is read pí xié: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

pí — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
xié — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

皮
pí — skin, hide
鞋
xié — shoes

On the left, 革 “leather”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “皮鞋”.

More words from the lesson “Jacket, sweater, hat”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “leather shoes” in Chinese?

“Leather shoes” in Chinese is 皮鞋, pinyin píxié.

What does 皮鞋 mean?

皮鞋 (píxié) means “leather shoes”.

How do you write 皮鞋?

皮鞋 is 2 characters: 皮 (pí) — skin, hide; 鞋 (xié) — shoes. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 皮鞋?

皮鞋 is read píxié. Tones: pí — second tone, xié — second tone. The page has an audio recording.

“leather shoes” in the lesson “Jacket, sweater, hat”

This word is from the topic “Shopping and things” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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