靴子 xuēzi boots
How to remember 靴子: 靴 boots + 子 child = boots.
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How it is used
- Boots - footwear covering the ankle or higher - 穿上靴子 (chuān shàng xuēzi) to put on boots; 长筒靴 tall boots.
- Everyday clothing noun; 雨靴 (rain boots), 马靴 (riding boots). Read xuē.
- The idiom 另一只靴子落地 = 'the other shoe drops', an anticipated outcome finally arriving.
Example sentences
- 我想买些靴子。 Wǒxiǎng mǎixiē xuēzi.I would like to purchase some boots.
- 我需要我的靴子。 Wǒ xūyào wǒ de xuēzi.I need my boots.
- 他刮下靴子上的泥巴。 Tā guāxià xuēzi shàng de níbā.He scraped the mud off his boots.