人字拖

rénzìtuō

noun

Measure Word

一双人字拖 shuāng

Meanings

1 flip-flops
2 thong sandals

Characters

Examples

夏天在家我只穿人字拖。

Xiàtiān zài jiā wǒ zhǐ chuān rénzìtuō.

In summer at home I only wear flip-flops.

去海边别忘了带人字拖。

Qù hǎibiān bié wàng le dài rénzìtuō.

Don't forget to bring flip-flops to the beach.

Tips

memory

The Y-shaped strap of a flip-flop — two bands meeting at the toe — looks exactly like the character 人 ('person'). 人字 = 'the shape of 人', 拖 = slipper. A perfectly visual name.

Stroke Order

人 rén

字 zì

拖 tuō