Chinese word

脱

Pronunciation

Pinyintuō

Meaning

  • verbtake off

Example

进门请把鞋脱掉。jìn mén qǐng bǎ xié tuō diào

Please take off your shoes when you come in.

Illustration for 脱 (take off)

More examples

他一到家就把外套脱下来。tā yí dào jiā jiù bǎ wài tào tuō xià lái

As soon as he got home, he took off his coat.

Core concept

An outer layer or restraint is removed, leaving what lies beneath exposed or the person free.

Common phrases

  • 脱鞋子tuō xié zi

    take off shoes

  • 脱外套tuō wài tào

    take off a coat

  • 脱眼镜tuō yǎn jìng

    take off glasses

Similar words

脱掉tuō diào: Finish taking clothing or shoes off so they are no longer being worn.
脱下tuō xià: Remove clothing or a hat by taking it down from the upper body.

Definition in Chinese

使覆盖在身体或物体表面的东西移开，从而露出内里；通常指把衣服或鞋子脱下。shǐ fù gài zài shēn tǐ huò wù tǐ biǎo miàn de dōng xī yí kāi cóng ér lù chū nèi lǐ tōng cháng zhǐ bǎ yī fú huò xié zi tuō xià

Word origin

脱 (tuō, "take off") combines 月 (yuè, "flesh"), which points to the body, with 兑 (duì, "exchange"), which mainly supplies the pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this verb commonly takes a result complement meaning "away" or "down", making completed removal explicit.

Other meanings

  • shedverb
  • escapeverb

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