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jiǎo
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. foot
  2. 2. leg (of an animal or an object)
  3. 3. base (of an object)
  4. 4. classifier for kicks

Example Sentences

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小心 下。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 826193)

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Words Containing 脚

红脚鹬
hóng jiǎo yù

(bird species of China) common redshank (Tringa totanus)

压压脚
yā ya jiǎo

to help out

西红脚隼
xī hóng jiǎo sǔn

(bird species of China) red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus)

小脚
xiǎo jiǎo

bound feet (traditional)

赤脚医生
chì jiǎo yī shēng

barefoot doctor

绿脚山鹧鸪
lǜ jiǎo shān zhè gū

(bird species of China) green-legged partridge (Arborophila chloropus)

夹脚拖鞋
jiá jiǎo tuō xié

flip-flops

脚趾头
jiǎo zhǐ tou

toe

甩手顿脚
shuǎi shǒu dùn jiǎo

to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair)

踢脚线
tī jiǎo xiàn

skirting board

机器脚踏车
jī qì jiǎo tà chē

(dialect) motorcycle

脚踝
jiǎo huái

ankle

白腹毛脚燕
bái fù máo jiǎo yàn

(bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum)

脚钱
jiǎo qián

payment to a porter

大脚
dà jiǎo

naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiǎo jiǎo])

临门一脚
lín mén yī jiǎo

to try to score (a goal)

脚户
jiǎo hù

porter

指手划脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands

赶脚
gǎn jiǎo

to work as a carter or porter

脚尖
jiǎo jiān

the extremity of the foot

脚丫子
jiǎo yā zi

(coll.) foot

香港脚
xiāng gǎng jiǎo

athlete's foot

矮脚苦蒿
ǎi jiǎo kǔ hāo

see 熊膽草|熊胆草[xióng dǎn cǎo]

脚位
jiǎo wèi

foot position (in dance)

跳一只脚
tiào yī zhī jiǎo

to hop on one leg

旋风脚
xuàn fēng jiǎo

whirlwind kick (martial arts)

强脚树莺
qiáng jiǎo shù yīng

(bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)

八字脚
bā zì jiǎo
软脚虾
ruǎn jiǎo xiā

weakling

挖墙脚
wā qiáng jiǎo

to undermine

脚不沾地
jiǎo bù zhān dì

feet not touching the ground (idiom)

山脚
shān jiǎo

foot of a mountain

手脚
shǒu jiǎo

hand and foot

内八字脚
nèi bā zì jiǎo

intoeing

动手脚
dòng shǒu jiǎo

(coll.) to tamper with

蹩脚
bié jiǎo

inferior

站稳脚步
zhàn wěn jiǎo bù

(fig.) to get oneself established

拳脚相向
quán jiǎo xiāng xiàng

to square off

自乱阵脚
zì luàn zhèn jiǎo

(idiom) to lose one's head

光脚
guāng jiǎo

bare feet

引脚
yǐn jiǎo

lead

蹑脚
niè jiǎo

to walk cautiously in order not to make noise

脚腕
jiǎo wàn

ankle

修脚
xiū jiǎo

pedicure

栗背短脚鹎
lì bèi duǎn jiǎo bēi

(bird species of China) chestnut bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus)

脚下
jiǎo xià

under the foot

碍手碍脚
ài shǒu ài jiǎo

to be in the way

垫脚石
diàn jiǎo shí

stepping stone

小青脚鹬
xiǎo qīng jiǎo yù
搬砖砸脚
bān zhuān zá jiǎo

to hurt oneself by one's own doing

指手画脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)

黑脚信天翁
hēi jiǎo xìn tiān wēng

(bird species of China) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)

六脚乡
liù jiǎo xiāng

Liujiao or Liuchiao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

黄脚三趾鹑
huáng jiǎo sān zhǐ chún

(bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)

无脚蟹
wú jiǎo xiè

helpless lonely person

赤脚
chì jiǎo

barefoot

一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn

one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress

黑短脚鹎
hēi duǎn jiǎo bēi

(bird species of China) black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)

字脚
zì jiǎo

serif

抠脚
kōu jiǎo

to scratch one's foot

踩失脚
cǎi shī jiǎo

to lose one's footing

地脚
dì jiǎo

(page) footer

缩手缩脚
suō shǒu suō jiǎo

bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained

脚误
jiǎo wù

foot fault (tennis etc)

两脚架
liǎng jiǎo jià

bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)

跺脚
duò jiǎo

to stamp one's feet

运脚
yùn jiǎo

freight charge

蓝额长脚地鸲
lán é cháng jiǎo dì qú

(bird species of China) blue-fronted robin (Cinclidium frontale)

黄脚银鸥
huáng jiǎo yín ōu

(bird species of China) Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)

脚本
jiǎo běn

script

蹑脚跟
niè jiǎo gēn

to walk cautiously in order not to make noise

恋脚癖
liàn jiǎo pǐ

foot fetish

矮脚白花蛇利草
ǎi jiǎo bái huā shé lì cǎo

see 白花蛇舌草[bái huā shé shé cǎo]

脚轮
jiǎo lún

caster (attached to the bottom of furniture, trolleys etc)

脚步
jiǎo bù

footstep

磨脚石
mó jiǎo shí

pumice stone

毛脚渔鸮
máo jiǎo yú xiāo

(bird species of China) Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)

前脚
qián jiǎo

one moment ..., (the next ...)

踮脚尖
diǎn jiǎo jiān

to stand on tiptoe

脚踏两条船
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán

lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)

头重脚轻
tóu zhòng jiǎo qīng

top-heavy

搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

to move a stone and stub one's toe

黄脚绿鸠
huáng jiǎo lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)

自缚手脚
zì fù shǒu jiǎo

to bind oneself hand and foot

脚板
jiǎo bǎn

the sole of the foot

烟腹毛脚燕
yān fù máo jiǎo yàn

(bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)

小手小脚
xiǎo shǒu xiǎo jiǎo

mean

脚跟脚
jiǎo gēn jiǎo

one closely following the other

马脚
mǎ jiǎo

sth one wishes to conceal

多手多脚
duō shǒu duō jiǎo

to meddle

合脚
hé jiǎo

fitting one's feet (of shoes or socks)

戳壁脚
chuō bì jiǎo

to criticize behind sb's back

从头到脚
cóng tóu dào jiǎo

from head to foot

高脚杯
gāo jiǎo bēi

goblet

脚气病
jiǎo qì bìng

beriberi

扦脚
qiān jiǎo

(dialect) pedicure

搁脚板
gē jiǎo bǎn

footrest

注脚
zhù jiǎo

footnote

绿翅短脚鹎
lǜ chì duǎn jiǎo bēi

(bird species of China) mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)

手脚不干净
shǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng

thieving

夹脚拖
jiā jiǎo tuō

flip-flops

矮脚罗伞
ǎi jiǎo luó sǎn

Ardisia villosa

独脚跳
dú jiǎo tiào

to jump on one foot

脚背
jiǎo bèi

instep (upper surface of the foot)

撒脚
sā jiǎo

to run off

做手脚
zuò shǒu jiǎo

to manipulate dishonestly; to tamper with sth

脚腕子
jiǎo wàn zi

see 腳腕|脚腕[jiǎo wàn]

脚杆
jiǎo gǎn

(dialect) leg

平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble

崴脚
wǎi jiǎo

to sprain one's ankle

三脚架
sān jiǎo jià

tripod

韵脚
yùn jiǎo

rhyming word ending a line of verse

青脚鹬
qīng jiǎo yù

(bird species of China) common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

打赤脚
dǎ chì jiǎo

to bare the feet

黑翅长脚鹬
hēi chì cháng jiǎo yù

(bird species of China) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

脚链
jiǎo liàn

ankle bracelet

脚蹬
jiǎo dēng

pedal

砌基脚
qì jī jiǎo

foundation (for building a wall)

基脚
jī jiǎo

footing

后脚
hòu jiǎo

(one moment ...,) the next ...

歇脚
xiē jiǎo

to stop on the way for a rest

搁脚物
gē jiǎo wù

footrest

脚心
jiǎo xīn

arch of the foot

抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble

赤脚律师
chì jiǎo lǜ shī

barefoot lawyer

头痛医头,脚痛医脚
tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo

to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)

脚指甲
jiǎo zhǐ jia

toenail

单脚跳
dān jiǎo tiào

to hop

腿脚
tuǐ jiǎo

legs and feet

手忙脚乱
shǒu máng jiǎo luàn

to act with confusion

栗耳短脚鹎
lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi

(bird species of China) brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)

四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān

four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back

脚趾
jiǎo zhǐ

toe

脚跟
jiǎo gēn

heel

敲钉钻脚
qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo

to make doubly sure (idiom)

脚踏两只船
jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán

to have a foot in both camps

鸡脚
jī jiǎo

chicken feet

双脚架
shuāng jiǎo jià

bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)

捧臭脚
pěng chòu jiǎo

to hug stinky feet

脚脖子
jiǎo bó zi

(coll.) ankle

兽脚类恐龙
shòu jiǎo lèi kǒng lóng

theropod (beast-footed dinosaur group)

脚癣
jiǎo xuǎn

athlete's foot

蹑手蹑脚
niè shǒu niè jiǎo

to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)

脚违例
jiǎo wéi lì

foot fault (tennis etc)

外八字脚
wài bā zì jiǎo

splayed feet

跳脚
tiào jiǎo

to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc)

六脚
liù jiǎo

Liujiao or Liuchiao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

兽脚亚目
shòu jiǎo yà mù

suborder Theropoda (beast-footed dinosaur group) within order Saurischia containing carnivorous dinosaurs

露出马脚
lù chū mǎ jiǎo

to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature

搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)

脚印
jiǎo yìn

footprint

脚孤拐
jiǎo gū guai

bunion

站稳脚跟
zhàn wěn jiǎo gēn

to stand firmly

大脚怪
dà jiǎo guài

bigfoot

跟脚
gēn jiǎo

to feet the feet perfectly

光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de

lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)

蹬脚
dēng jiǎo

to stamp one's foot

放慢脚步
fàng màn jiǎo bù

to ease up the pace

脚踏
jiǎo tà

pedal

发脚
fà jiǎo

a length of hair

拳打脚踢
quán dǎ jiǎo tī

lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up

垫脚
diàn jiao

litter (animal bedding)

脚正不怕鞋歪
jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi

lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe

红脚隼
hóng jiǎo sǔn

(bird species of China) Amur falcon (Falco amurensis)

淡脚树莺
dàn jiǎo shù yīng

(bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Urosphena pallidipes)

四脚蛇
sì jiǎo shé

lizard

住脚
zhù jiǎo

to stop

露马脚
lòu mǎ jiǎo

to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature

脚踏实地
jiǎo tà shí dì

to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy

脚掌
jiǎo zhǎng

the sole of the foot

脚凳
jiǎo dèng

footstool

三脚猫
sān jiǎo māo

jack of all trades

脚后跟
jiǎo hòu gēn

heel

红脚苦恶鸟
hóng jiǎo kǔ è niǎo

(bird species of China) brown crake (Amaurornis akool)

三脚两步
sān jiǎo liǎng bù

hurriedly

脚底
jiǎo dǐ

soles of the feet

脚爪
jiǎo zhǎo

paw

青脚滨鹬
qīng jiǎo bīn yù

(bird species of China) Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii)

脚不点地
jiǎo bù diǎn dì

see 腳不沾地|脚不沾地[jiǎo bù zhān dì]

绊脚石
bàn jiǎo shí

stumbling block

柏油脚跟之州
bǎi yóu jiǎo gēn zhī zhōu

Tar Heel state

认脚
rèn jiǎo

to know your right shoe from your left (colloquial)

踢脚板
tī jiǎo bǎn

baseboard

脚蹼
jiǎo pǔ

flippers

鸟脚亚目
niǎo jiǎo yà mù

Ornithopoda (suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs)

高脚椅
gāo jiǎo yǐ

stool; high chair

轻手轻脚
qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo

(to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom)

灰短脚鹎
huī duǎn jiǎo bēi

(bird species of China) ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala)

红脚鲣鸟
hóng jiǎo jiān niǎo

(bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)

跛脚
bǒ jiǎo

to limp

脚踩两只船
jiǎo cǎi liǎng zhī chuán

see 腳踏兩隻船|脚踏两只船[jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán]

桩脚
zhuāng jiǎo

pier foundation (architecture)

落脚
luò jiǎo

to stay for a time

插脚
chā jiǎo

to shove in

鸟脚下目
niǎo jiǎo xià mù

Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon

笨手笨脚
bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo

clumsy

下脚料
xià jiǎo liào

remnants of material from an industrial process

灰脚柳莺
huī jiǎo liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)

灰眼短脚鹎
huī yǎn duǎn jiǎo bēi

(bird species of China) grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua)

恋脚癖者
liàn jiǎo pǐ zhě

foot fetishist

脚面
jiǎo miàn

instep (upper surface of the foot)

小黄脚鹬
xiǎo huáng jiǎo yù

(bird species of China) lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

修脚师
xiū jiǎo shī

pedicurist

跌脚捶胸
diē jiǎo chuí xiōng

lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth

脚镣
jiǎo liào

fetters

站不住脚
zhàn bu zhù jiǎo

ill-founded

比手画脚
bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

to gesticulate

大手大脚
dà shǒu dà jiǎo

extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful

脚踏钹
jiǎo tà bó

hi-hat (drum kit component)

脚注
jiǎo zhù

footnote

脚鸭子
jiǎo yā zi

see 腳丫子|脚丫子[jiǎo yā zi]

七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo

(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)

脚踏板
jiǎo tà bǎn

pedal

百脚
bǎi jiǎo

centipede

长脚秧鸡
cháng jiǎo yāng jī

(bird species of China) corn crake (Crex crex)

比手划脚
bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

to gesticulate

放开手脚
fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo

to have free rein (idiom)

管手管脚
guǎn shǒu guǎn jiǎo

to control in every detail

泡脚
pào jiǎo

to soak the feet

毛手毛脚
máo shǒu máo jiǎo

carelessly and haphazardly

裹脚
guǒ jiǎo

foot-binding

脚夫
jiǎo fū

porter

双脚
shuāng jiǎo

two legs

绊脚
bàn jiǎo

to stumble over sth

动手动脚
dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo

to come to blows

行脚
xíng jiǎo

(of a monk) to travel

拳脚
quán jiǎo

Chinese boxing

蹑着脚
niè zhe jiǎo

to tiptoe

脚气
jiǎo qì

athlete's foot; tinea pedis

有手有脚
yǒu shǒu yǒu jiǎo

lit. have hands have feet

软脚蟹
ruǎn jiǎo xiè

same as 軟腳蝦|软脚虾[ruǎn jiǎo xiā]

临时抱佛脚
lín shí bào fó jiǎo

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble