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手套

shǒu tào · shou tao

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HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure words: 双 shuāng, 只 zhī

Meaning

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  1. glove
  2. mitten
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One glove short

  1. Dengdeng

    外面(wàimiàn)好(hǎo)冷(lěng)，我的(wǒde)手套(shǒutào)呢(ne)？

    It is so cold outside. Where are my gloves?

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)戴着(dàizhe)手套(shǒutào)吗(ma)？

    Are you not wearing gloves?

  3. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)右手(yòushǒu)的(de)，左手(zuǒshǒu)的(de)手套(shǒutào)不见了(bùjiànle)。

    This is the right-hand one. The left glove is gone.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)借(jiè)你(nǐ)一只(yīzhī)手套(shǒutào)吧(ba)。

    I will lend you one glove.

  5. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！这(zhè)只(zhī)手套(shǒutào)太大了(tàidàle)，我的(wǒde)手(shǒu)在(zài)里面(lǐmiàn)游泳(yóuyǒng)。

    Thanks! This glove is so big my hand swims in it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)把(bǎ)她(tā)的(de)手(shǒu)套(tào)留(liú)在(zài)车(chē)上(shàng)了(le)。

She left her gloves in the car.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de)德(dé)文(wén)字(zì)是(shì)「手(shǒu)套(tào)」。

My favorite word in German is the word for "glove".

Tatoeba: Chinese by tsayng · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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