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How do you say "to take off" in Chinese?
脱
tuō
In Chinese, "to take off" is 脱.
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Pronunciation
Say TWOH with a flat, high tone. The sound stays level and high without dipping.
Writing and usage
The character has ten strokes with a flesh or body radical (月) on the left. It originally depicted removing clothing from the body.
Example sentence
冬天脱掉外套。
In winter I take off my coat.
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How to remember 脱
The body radical connects to taking off clothing or shoes. Think of peeling something off your body.
Related words
- ask 问 wèn
- call out 召唤 zhào huàn
- get up 起身 qǐ shēn
- give 给 gěi
- make 打电话 dǎ diàn huà
- put away 收起来 shōu qǐ lái
- sleep 睡觉 shuì jiào
- take from 拿 ná
- work 工作 gōng zuò
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Questions about 脱
How do you say "to take off" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "to take off" is 脱. It is a noun.
How is 脱 written in Chinese?
The character has ten strokes with a flesh or body radical (月) on the left. It originally depicted removing clothing from the body.
How is 脱 used in a sentence?
Use 脱 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 冬天脱掉外套。 (In winter I take off my coat.).
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