脱

• 拼音: tuō
• 汉字拆解: 脱 = 月/肉(flesh) + 兑 (exchange, phonetic)

含义

To take off (clothing); to shed; to escape from; to come off.

Primary meaning is removing clothing (脱衣服, 脱鞋). Extended to mean shedding (e.g., a snake shedding skin), escaping a situation (脱离危险, to escape danger), or something coming loose naturally (the paint is peeling off). Very high-frequency in everyday Chinese.

例句

1. 进屋之前请先脱鞋，换上室内拖鞋。
2. 天气太热，他把外套脱下来搭在椅子背上。
3. 经过多年努力，她终于脱离了那段令人痛苦的关系。

用法指南

语境: everyday, home

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请脱鞋后再进来。(Please take off your shoes before coming in.)
• 他脱下外套，挂在了门后面。(He took off his coat and hung it behind the door.)

错误说法

• 脱 ≠ 摘 — 脱 is used for clothing and things you remove from your body; 摘 (zhāi) is for removing fruit, badges, hats, or glasses. Don't swap them.

起源与历史

The character 脱 combines 月/肉 (flesh radical) and 兑 (exchange, phonetic), originally depicting skin separating or peeling away from the body — hence 'to shed' or 'to take off.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal