脱

脫

tuō

verb HSK 4 #987

Meanings

Jìn mén qián qǐng tuō xié.

Please take off your shoes before entering.

Tiān tài rè le, tā tuō le wàitào.

It was too hot, so he took off his jacket.

Shé huì tuō pí.

Snakes shed their skin.

usage

脱 is the opposite of 穿 (chuān, to put on). 穿上 = put on, 脱下 = take off. These are the core clothing verbs in Chinese.

grammar

脱 often pairs with 下 or 掉: 脱下衣服 (take off clothes), 脱掉鞋子 (take off shoes). Both patterns are correct.

脱 tuō