Meaning
to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from
Chinese: 拿取、带走。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tuo” becomes a different word in each tone. 脱 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 摆脱bǎi tuōto break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from)
- 脱离tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission
- 解脱jiě tuōto untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of
- 脱颖而出tuō yǐng ér chūto reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself
- 脱落tuō luòto drop off; to fall off; (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out; to omit (a character when writing)
Example Sentence
进屋前请先脱掉鞋子。Jìn wū qián qǐng xiān tuō diào xié zi.Please take off your shoes before entering.
进Jìnto go forward屋wū(bound form) house前qiánfront请qǐngto ask先xiānbeforehand脱掉tuō diàoto remove鞋子xié zishoe。