拖鞋 tuōxié slippers
slippers; sandals; flip-flops
How to remember 拖鞋: 拖 to drag + 鞋 shoe = slippers.
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How it is used
- Slippers / flip-flops / sandals you slip on - 换拖鞋 (huàn tuōxié) change into slippers; 一双拖鞋 a pair.
- 拖 (to drag) captures the shuffling, backless design. Covers indoor slippers and casual open sandals. Measure word 双/只.
- Wear them with 穿 (chuān). Distinguish from 凉鞋 (liángxié, strapped summer sandals).