How to say “slippers” in Chinese
slippers
“Slippers” in Chinese is 拖鞋, tuō xié: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
拖鞋 is read tuō xié: 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
On the left, 扌 “hand”. 拖鞋 — “shoes you drag along”, i.e. slippers.
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 “拖鞋”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 拖鞋. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 进门请换拖鞋jìnménqǐnghuàntuōxiéPlease change into slippers when you come in.
- 我的拖鞋叫狗给弄坏了wǒdetuōxiéjiàogǒugěinònghuàileThe dog ruined my slippers.
- 请进换一下拖鞋qǐngjìn,huànyíxiàtuōxiéCome in, change into slippers.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “slippers” in Chinese?
“Slippers” in Chinese is 拖鞋, pinyin tuōxié.
What does 拖鞋 mean?
拖鞋 (tuōxié) means “slippers”.
How do you write 拖鞋?
拖鞋 is 2 characters: 拖 (tuō) — drag, pull; 鞋 (xié) — shoes. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 拖鞋?
拖鞋 is read tuōxié. Tones: tuō — first tone, xié — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“slippers” in the lesson “Who did this?”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” 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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