See How Fast You Can Learn Chinese
Try our interactive spaced repetition demo—study your first words in 60 seconds
Studying for the HSK? Don't like subscriptions? Try our one-time HSK Study Access package for $9.99 (PPP available).
脚
Sign in to save this word to your study lists.
Definitions
- 1. foot
- 2. leg (of an animal or an object)
- 3. base (of an object)
- 4. classifier for kicks
Example Sentences
1 shown小心 脚 下。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 脚
(bird species of China) common redshank (Tringa totanus)
to help out
(bird species of China) red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus)
bound feet (traditional)
barefoot doctor
(bird species of China) green-legged partridge (Arborophila chloropus)
flip-flops
toe
to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair)
skirting board
(dialect) motorcycle
ankle
(bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum)
payment to a porter
naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiǎo jiǎo])
to try to score (a goal)
porter
to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
to work as a carter or porter
the extremity of the foot
(coll.) foot
athlete's foot
see 熊膽草|熊胆草[xióng dǎn cǎo]
foot position (in dance)
to hop on one leg
whirlwind kick (martial arts)
(bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)
weakling
to undermine
feet not touching the ground (idiom)
foot of a mountain
hand and foot
intoeing
(coll.) to tamper with
inferior
(fig.) to get oneself established
to square off
(idiom) to lose one's head
bare feet
lead
to walk cautiously in order not to make noise
ankle
pedicure
(bird species of China) chestnut bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus)
under the foot
to be in the way
stepping stone
to hurt oneself by one's own doing
to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
(bird species of China) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
Liujiao or Liuchiao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
(bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)
helpless lonely person
barefoot
one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
(bird species of China) black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
serif
to scratch one's foot
to lose one's footing
(page) footer
bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
foot fault (tennis etc)
bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
to stamp one's feet
freight charge
(bird species of China) blue-fronted robin (Cinclidium frontale)
(bird species of China) Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)
script
to walk cautiously in order not to make noise
foot fetish
see 白花蛇舌草[bái huā shé shé cǎo]
caster (attached to the bottom of furniture, trolleys etc)
footstep
pumice stone
(bird species of China) Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)
one moment ..., (the next ...)
to stand on tiptoe
lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
top-heavy
to move a stone and stub one's toe
(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)
to bind oneself hand and foot
the sole of the foot
(bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)
mean
one closely following the other
sth one wishes to conceal
to meddle
fitting one's feet (of shoes or socks)
to criticize behind sb's back
from head to foot
goblet
beriberi
(dialect) pedicure
footrest
footnote
(bird species of China) mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)
thieving
flip-flops
Ardisia villosa
to jump on one foot
instep (upper surface of the foot)
to run off
to manipulate dishonestly; to tamper with sth
see 腳腕|脚腕[jiǎo wàn]
(dialect) leg
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
to sprain one's ankle
tripod
rhyming word ending a line of verse
(bird species of China) common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
to bare the feet
(bird species of China) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
ankle bracelet
pedal
foundation (for building a wall)
footing
(one moment ...,) the next ...
to stop on the way for a rest
footrest
arch of the foot
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
barefoot lawyer
to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)
toenail
to hop
legs and feet
to act with confusion
(bird species of China) brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
toe
heel
to make doubly sure (idiom)
to have a foot in both camps
chicken feet
bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
to hug stinky feet
(coll.) ankle
theropod (beast-footed dinosaur group)
athlete's foot
to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)
foot fault (tennis etc)
splayed feet
to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc)
Liujiao or Liuchiao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
suborder Theropoda (beast-footed dinosaur group) within order Saurischia containing carnivorous dinosaurs
to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
footprint
bunion
to stand firmly
bigfoot
to feet the feet perfectly
lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
to stamp one's foot
to ease up the pace
pedal
a length of hair
lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
litter (animal bedding)
lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe
(bird species of China) Amur falcon (Falco amurensis)
(bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Urosphena pallidipes)
lizard
to stop
to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy
the sole of the foot
footstool
jack of all trades
heel
(bird species of China) brown crake (Amaurornis akool)
hurriedly
soles of the feet
paw
(bird species of China) Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii)
see 腳不沾地|脚不沾地[jiǎo bù zhān dì]
stumbling block
Tar Heel state
to know your right shoe from your left (colloquial)
baseboard
flippers
Ornithopoda (suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs)
stool; high chair
(to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom)
(bird species of China) ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala)
(bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)
to limp
see 腳踏兩隻船|脚踏两只船[jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán]
pier foundation (architecture)
to stay for a time
to shove in
Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon
clumsy
remnants of material from an industrial process
(bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)
(bird species of China) grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua)
foot fetishist
instep (upper surface of the foot)
(bird species of China) lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
pedicurist
lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth
fetters
ill-founded
to gesticulate
extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
hi-hat (drum kit component)
footnote
see 腳丫子|脚丫子[jiǎo yā zi]
(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
pedal
centipede
(bird species of China) corn crake (Crex crex)
to gesticulate
to have free rein (idiom)
to control in every detail
to soak the feet
carelessly and haphazardly
foot-binding
porter
two legs
to stumble over sth
to come to blows
(of a monk) to travel
Chinese boxing
to tiptoe
athlete's foot; tinea pedis
lit. have hands have feet
same as 軟腳蝦|软脚虾[ruǎn jiǎo xiā]
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble