拖鞋
tuōxié
In Chinese, the word for slippers is 拖鞋 (tuōxié).
The term refers to light shoes with open backs that are worn inside the house.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of 拖 (tuō), meaning 'to drag' and 鞋 (xié), meaning 'shoe'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The most common classifier used with 拖鞋 is 双 (shuāng), which means 'pair'.
How do you pronounce it?
tuōxié
When do people say it?
In Chinese-speaking households, it is common practice to change into 拖鞋 immediately upon entering a home to keep the floors clean.
Did you know?
- While 双 is the standard classifier for a pair of 拖鞋, a single slipper is referred to using the classifier 只 (zhǐ), which is also used for one bird or one eye.
- The verb 拖 in 拖鞋 is also used in the phrase 拖延, which means 'to procrastinate' or 'to delay'.
- In many Chinese hotels and hospitals, you will find 拖鞋 provided as disposable one-time use items made of thin foam or fabric.
Examples in context
- 請穿這雙拖鞋。Please put on these slippers.This sentence shows how to ask someone to put on a pair of 拖鞋.Tatoeba #6094844 by verdastelo9604, translation #60950 by CK
- 你的這雙拖鞋很萌。Your pair of slippers are very cute.This sentence describes a pair of 拖鞋 as being very cute.Tatoeba #5856329 by xjjAstrus, translation #7815453 by sharris123
Example conversation
Junjie and Jiayi are at home and getting ready to relax.
- 俊杰 Junjie佳怡，妳的拖鞋在哪裡？Jiāyí, nǐ de tuōxié zài nǎlǐ?Jiayi, where are your slippers?
- 佳怡 Jiayi在客廳的門口。Zài kètīng de ménkǒu.At the entrance of the living room.
- 俊杰 Junjie那我也去拿我的拖鞋。Nà wǒ yě qù ná wǒ de tuōxié.Then I will go get my slippers too.
- 佳怡 Jiayi好啊，那我們去沙發休息吧。Hǎo a, nà wǒmen qù shāfā xiūxi ba.Okay, then let's go rest on the sofa.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
