How to say “gloves” in Chinese
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“Gloves” in Chinese is 手套, shǒu tào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
手套 is read shǒu tào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a palm with fingers.
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 “手套”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 手套. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我给妈妈买了一副手套。wǒgěimāmamǎileyífùshǒutàoI bought my mom a pair of gloves.
- 我买了一副手套wǒmǎileyífùshǒutàoI bought a pair of gloves.
More words from the lesson “Suit, tie, gloves”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “gloves” in Chinese?
“Gloves” in Chinese is 手套, pinyin shǒutào.
What does 手套 mean?
手套 (shǒutào) means “gloves”.
How do you write 手套?
手套 is 2 characters: 手 (shǒu) — hand; 套 (tào) — cover, case; set. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 手套?
手套 is read shǒutào. Tones: shǒu — third tone, tào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“gloves” in the lesson “Suit, tie, gloves”
This word is from the topic “Shopping” of HSK 5. 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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