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脱

tuō · tuo

Traditional 脫

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to shed
  2. to take off
  3. to escape
  4. to get away from
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In a conversation

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Shoes at the door

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)进来(jìnlái)吗(ma)？

    May I come in?

  2. Liangliang

    请(qǐng)进(jìn)！在(zài)中国(zhōngguó)，进门(jìnmén)要(yào)脱(tuō)鞋(xié)。

    Please come in! In China you take off your shoes when you enter a home.

  3. Leon

    好的(hǎode)，我(wǒ)脱(tuō)了(le)。

    Okay, I've taken them off.

  4. Dengdeng

    外套(wàitào)也(yě)可以(kěyǐ)脱(tuō)，屋里(wūlǐ)很(hěn)热(rè)。

    You can take off your coat too. It's warm inside.

  5. Leon

    好(hǎo)。啊(a)，我(wǒ)的(de)袜子(wàzi)有(yǒu)个(gè)洞(dòng)。

    Okay. Oh, my sock has a hole in it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)连(lián)衣(yī)服(fu)也(yě)没(méi)有(yǒu)脱(tuō)就(jiù)跳(tiào)进(jìn)了(le)湖(hú)里(lǐ)。

He plunged into the lake fully clothed.

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

02

进(jìn)屋(wū)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，请(qǐng)把(bǎ)湿(shī)外(wài)套(tào)脱(tuō)下(xià)来(lái)。

After entering, please take off your wet coat.

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