Chinese word

靴子

Pronunciation

Pinyinxuē zi

Meaning

  • nounboots

Example

请把你的靴子放在门外。qǐng bǎ nǐ de xuē zi fàng zài mén wài

Please put your boots outside the door.

Illustration for 靴子 (boots)

More examples

她在门口换上了干净的靴子。tā zài mén kǒu huàn shàng le gān jìng de xuē zi

She put on clean boots at the entrance.

Core concept

Footwear that encloses the foot and rises above it for work, weather, warmth, or style.

Common phrases

  • 一双靴子yì shuāng xuē zi

    a pair of boots

  • 换上靴子huàn shàng xuē zi

    put on boots

  • 擦靴子cā xuē zi

    polish boots

Similar words

鞋子xié zi: Everyday footwear that covers the foot from toe to heel.
长靴cháng xuē: Footwear with a shaft extending above the ankle, often worn for warmth or protection.
短靴duǎn xuē: Footwear with a short shaft reaching around the ankle, often worn with everyday clothes.
雨靴yǔ xuē: Waterproof footwear worn in rainy weather to keep the feet dry.

Definition in Chinese

一种包住脚且鞋帮有一定高度的鞋类，既包括实用的工作或雨靴，也包括用于装饰的时尚款式。yì zhǒng bāo zhù jiǎo qiě xié bāng yǒu yí dìng gāo dù de xié lèi jì bāo kuò shí yòng de gōng zuò huò yǔ xuē yě bāo kuò yòng yú zhuāng shì de shí shàng kuǎn shì

Word origin

靴 (xuē, "boot") + 子 (zi, "noun-forming suffix") combines the footwear term with a common noun-forming ending to create the everyday word for this raised style of shoe.

Usage tips

  • The classifier 双 (shuāng, "pair") is used for footwear, so 一双靴子 (yì shuāng xuēzi, "one pair of boots") counts two boots together.

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