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脱tuōto take off

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脱 (tuō) means to take off and to get away from. 他脱了外套 says he took off his coat. 请进门,先脱鞋 says to come in and take shoes off first. 她把衣服脱了 says she took her clothes off. 鱼从他手里脱了 says the fish got away from his hand. These sentences only restate the sourced senses above.

What does 脱 mean?

  1. 1.

    to take offverb

  2. 2.

    to get away fromverb

What does the character 脱 mean?

  • 脱to take off

How do you use 脱?

脱 can come before a clothing noun, as in 脱外套 or 脱鞋, and it can mean something gets away, as in 鱼从他手里脱了.

Patterns

  • 脱 + Noun

    他脱了外套。

    Tā tuō le wàitào.

    He took off his coat.

  • 把 + Noun + 脱了

    她把衣服脱了。

    Tā bǎ yīfu tuō le.

    She took her clothes off.

  • 先 + 脱 + Noun

    请进门,先脱鞋。

    Qǐng jìn mén, xiān tuō xié.

    Please come in and take your shoes off first.

  • 从 + Noun + 脱了

    鱼从他手里脱了。

    Yú cóng tā shǒu lǐ tuō le.

    The fish got away from his hand.

What are some examples of 脱 in a sentence?

  1. 他脱了外套。

    Tā tuō le wàitào.

    He took off his coat.

  2. 请进门,先脱鞋。

    Qǐng jìn mén, xiān tuō xié.

    Please come in and take your shoes off first.

  3. 她把衣服脱了。

    Tā bǎ yīfu tuō le.

    She took her clothes off.

  4. 鱼从他手里脱了。

    Yú cóng tā shǒu lǐ tuō le.

    The fish got away from his hand.

How is 脱 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    哥哥进来了。外面很冷。

    Gēge jìnlái le. Wàimiàn hěn lěng.

    Older brother came in. It is very cold outside.

  2. Speaker B:

    他先把外套脱了。

    Tā xiān bǎ wàitào tuō le.

    He took his coat off first.

  3. Speaker A:

    鞋也要脱吗?

    Xié yě yào tuō ma?

    Do the shoes need to come off too?

  4. Speaker B:

    他已经把鞋脱了,放在门口。

    Tā yǐjīng bǎ xié tuō le, fàng zài ménkǒu.

    He already took his shoes off and put them at the door.

  5. Speaker A:

    他也脱衣服吗?

    Tā yě tuō yīfu ma?

    Will he take his clothes off too?

  6. Speaker B:

    不脱衣服。房间里不冷。

    Bù tuō yīfu. Fángjiān lǐ bù lěng.

    He will not take his clothes off. It is not cold in the room.

Can you use 脱 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他___了外套。(He took off his coat.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "She took her clothes off"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 鱼从他手里___了。(The fish got away from his hand.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.