Usage note
鞋是用来穿在脚上的物品，比如运动鞋、皮鞋等。
xié shì yòng lái chuān zài jiǎo shàng de wù pǐn, bǐ 如运动鞋、皮鞋等。
Shoes are items worn on the feet, such as sports shoes or leather shoes.
Context note
鞋在日常生活中经常出现，比如去逛街买新鞋或者在家里换拖鞋。
xié zài rì cháng shēn qū zhōng cháng jiāo chū, bǐ 如去逛街买新鞋或者在家里换拖鞋。
Shoes often appear in daily life, such as when going shopping to buy new shoes or changing into slippers at home.
5 examples
我今天穿了一双运动鞋。
wǒ jīn tiān chuān le yì shuāng yùn dòng xié。
I wore a pair of sports shoes today.
妈妈给我买的新皮鞋很好看。
mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi de xīn pí xié hěn hǎo kàn。
Mom bought me new leather shoes that look very nice.
晚上我换了一双拖鞋。
wǎn shàng wǒ huàn le yì shuāng tuō xié。
In the evening, I changed into a pair of slippers.
爸爸的鞋子有点旧了，需要买新的。
bà ba de xié zǐ yǒu diǎn jiù le， xū yào mǎi xīn de。
Dad’s shoes are a bit old and need to be replaced with new ones.
妹妹的鞋子太小了，要给她买大一点的。
mèi mei de xié zǐ tài xiǎo le， yào gěi tā mǎi dà yì diǎn de。
Sister’s shoes are too small, we should buy her bigger ones.
5 mini stories
妈妈带我去商场挑鞋。我们在试穿了几双之后，选了一双漂亮的皮鞋。
mā ma dài wǒ qù shāng chǎng tiāo xié。 wǒ men zài shì chuān le jǐ shuāng zhī hòu， xuǎn le yì shuāng piào liang de pí xié。
Mom took me to the mall to pick out shoes. After trying on a few pairs, we chose a pair of beautiful leather shoes.
爸爸喜欢穿运动鞋去公园散步。今天他穿上了一双新的，看起来很精神。
bà ba xǐ huan chuān yùn dòng xié qù gōng yuán sàn bù。 jīn tiān tā chuān shàng le yì shuāng xīn de， kàn qǐ lái hěn jīng shén。
Dad likes to wear sports shoes when he goes for a walk in the park. Today he put on a new pair, which looked very spruced up.
妹妹的鞋子掉了鞋带，我帮她系好。
mèi mei de xié zǐ diào le xié dài， wǒ bāng tā xì hǎo。
Sister’s shoes had fallen off their laces, so I helped her tie them back up.
晚上我们一家人换上拖鞋，准备去客厅看电视。
wǎn shàng wǒ men yì jiā rén huàn shàng tuō xié， zhǔn bèi qù kè tīng kàn diàn shì。
In the evening, our whole family changed into slippers and got ready to watch TV in the living room.
爸爸的鞋子有点脏了，我帮他洗了一下。
bà ba de xié zǐ yǒu diǎn zāng le， wǒ bāng tā xǐ le yí xià。
Dad’s shoes were a bit dirty, so I washed them for him.
Mini dialogue
穿鞋
A
出门前要穿好鞋。
Chūmén qián yào chuān hǎo xié.
Put on your shoes before going out.
B
好的，我的鞋在哪里？
Hǎo de, wǒ de xié zài nǎlǐ?
Okay, where are my shoes?
新鞋
A
你的鞋真漂亮！
Nǐ de xié zhēn piàoliang!
Your shoes are really pretty!
B
谢谢，这是妈妈给我买的新鞋。
Xièxie, zhè shì māma gěi wǒ mǎi de xīn xié.
Thanks, these are new shoes my mom bought me.
Related words and contrasts
related
袜子
wàzi
socks
Often worn together with shoes
related
穿
chuān
to wear / to put on
Action commonly used with shoes