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title: "Tuoxie Meaning: 拖鞋 (slippers) or 妥协 (to compromise)?"
description: "拖鞋 (tuōxié) means “slippers; flip-flops”. Not the tuoxie you heard? See 妥协. Hear its tones, see what 拖 and 鞋 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuoxie"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 拖鞋 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

拖鞋 tuōxié

## slippers; flip-flops

## Its characters

1. 拖 tuō slipper (short for 拖鞋)
2. 鞋 xié shoe

## In a sentence

进门请换拖鞋。 Please put on slippers when you come in.

等消息的时候，小猫已经在她的**拖鞋**旁边睡着了。

From [明天的购物单 · Tomorrow’s Shopping List](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/tomorrows-shopping-list#library-word-460-462)

[More about 拖鞋](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%96%E9%9E%8B)

## Other words said tuoxie

- [妥协tuǒxiéto compromise](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A6%A5%E5%8D%8F)

## More words with 拖 or 鞋

- [皮鞋 píxié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pixie)

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