How to say “shoes” in Chinese
shoes
“Shoes” in Chinese is 鞋, xié: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
鞋 is read xié. 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, 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 “鞋”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 鞋. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想买一双鞋。wǒxiǎngmǎiyìshuāngxiéI want to buy a pair of shoes.
- 这双鞋多少钱？zhèshuāngxiéduōshaoqiánHow much are these shoes?
- 这双鞋我穿不上zhèshuāngxiéwǒchuānbushàngI can’t get these shoes on.
- 这种鞋网上买得到吗？zhèzhǒngxiéwǎngshangmǎidedàomaCan you get shoes like these online?
- 一百块以下的鞋有吗yìbǎikuàiyǐxiàdexiéyǒumaDo you have shoes under a hundred yuan?
- 这双鞋大概五百块。zhèshuāngxiédàgàiwǔbǎikuàiThese shoes cost about five hundred yuan.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Shoes and an umbrella”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “shoes” in Chinese?
“Shoes” in Chinese is 鞋, pinyin xié.
What does 鞋 mean?
鞋 (xié) means “shoes”.
How do you write 鞋?
鞋 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 鞋?
鞋 is read xié. Tones: xié — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“shoes” in the lesson “Shoes and an umbrella”
This word is from the topic “Shopping and things” of HSK 3. 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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