Chinese words starting with “tuo”
25 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable tuo. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial t · final uo · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 15
- 2nd tone 1
- 3rd tone 5
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 25 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 拖 | tuō | v | to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on | |
| 2 | 脱 | tuō | v | to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from | |
| 3 | 托 | tuō | v,g | prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set; torr (unit of pressure) | |
| 4 | 脱离 | tuō lí | v | to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany) | |
| 5 | 妥协 | tuǒ xié | v,vn | to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise | |
| 6 | 拖延 | tuō yán | v,vn | to delay; to put off; to procrastinate | |
| 7 | 妥 | tuǒ | a,ad | suitable; adequate; ready; settled | |
| 8 | 拖鞋 | tuō xié | n | slippers; sandals; flip-flops | |
| 9 | 拓展 | tuò zhǎn | v,vn | to expand (one's client base, outlook etc) | |
| 10 | 脱颖而出 | tuō yǐng ér chū | v | to reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself | |
| 11 | 脱落 | tuō luò | v,vn | to drop off; to come off; to lose (hair etc); to omit (a character when writing) | |
| 12 | 妥善 | tuǒ shàn | ad,a | appropriate; proper | |
| 13 | 脱身 | tuō shēn | v | to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage | |
| 14 | 拖累 | tuō lěi | v,vn | to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate | |
| 15 | 妥当 | tuǒ dang | a | appropriate; proper; ready | |
| 16 | 拖欠 | tuō qiàn | v | in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts | |
| 17 | 拓宽 | tuò kuān | v | to broaden | |
| 18 | 唾液 | tuò yè | n | saliva | |
| 19 | 托付 | tuō fù | v | to entrust | |
| 20 | 脱口而出 | tuō kǒu ér chū | v | to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark) | |
| 21 | 脱节 | tuō jié | v | to come apart | |
| 22 | 托运 | tuō yùn | v,vn | to consign (goods); to check through (baggage) | |
| 23 | 唾沫 | tuò mo | n | spittle; saliva | |
| 24 | 椭圆 | tuǒ yuán | n | oval; ellipse; elliptic | |
| 25 | 驮 | tuó | v | to carry on one's back |
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