皮鞋 píxié leather shoes
How to remember 皮鞋: 皮 skin + 鞋 shoe = leather shoes. 皮 = leather
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皮 = leather
How it is used
- 皮鞋 (píxié) specifically means leather shoes - dress shoes for work or formal wear - as opposed to 运动鞋 (yùndòngxié, sneakers) or 拖鞋 (tuōxié, slippers).
- 皮 here means 'leather/hide,' the same 皮 as in 皮包 (píbāo, leather bag) and 皮带 (pídài, leather belt), not skin in general.
- Counted with 双 (shuāng, pair): 一双皮鞋 (yì shuāng píxié) - a pair of leather shoes.
Example sentences
- 我要他擦亮我的皮鞋。 Wǒyào tā cāliàng wǒ de píxié.I got him to polish my shoes.
- 汤姆买了一双黑色皮鞋。 Tāngmǔ mǎi le yīshuāng hēisè píxié.Tom bought a pair of black leather shoes.
- 宋先生穿褐色的皮鞋。 Sòng xiānsheng chuān hèsède píxié.Mr Song is wearing brown leather shoes.