褪 (tuì) — to fade (of color); to shed (hair, feathers, skin); to take off or slip out of (clothing)
Definition
褪 (tuì) covers two related meanings: colors fading or hair/feathers shedding, and taking off clothing. In the clothing sense it overlaps with 脱 (tuō) but is more literary and often used with 下/下来 to stress the action of slipping something off.
verb
to fade (of color)to shed (hair, feathers, skin)to take off or slip out of (clothing)
Examples
- ，褪。Zhè jiàn yī fu xǐ le hěn duō cì, yán sè yǐ jīng tuì le.This piece of clothing has been washed many times, and the color has faded.
- ，褪。Chūn tiān dào le, chǒng wù kāi shǐ tuì máo.Spring has come, and pets start to shed fur.
- 褪。Tā bǎ wài tào tuì xià lái guà zài yī jià shàng le.He took off his coat and hung it on the coat rack.
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