英尺 yīng chǐ foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 浑身 渾身 hún shēn all over / from head to foot syn 西雅图 西雅圖 xī yǎ tú Seattle, Washington State 手脚 手腳 shǒu jiǎo hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4]) syn 脚下 腳下 jiǎo xià under the foot syn 步行 bù xíng to go on foot / to walk syn 徒步 tú bù to be on foot syn 临终 臨終 lín zhōng approaching one's end / with one foot in the grave syn 平方 píng fāng square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) 步兵 bù bīng infantry / foot / infantryman / foot soldier syn 脚尖 腳尖 jiǎo jiān the extremity of the foot 行人 xíng rén pedestrian / traveler on foot / passer-by / official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor syn 涉足 shè zú to set foot in / to step into / to become involved for the first time syn 得寸进尺 得寸進尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile syn 掏腰包 tāo yāo bāo to dip into one's pocket / to pay out of pocket / to foot the bill syn 踏足 tà zú to set foot on (a foreign land etc) / to tread / (fig.) to enter (a new sphere) syn 后跟 後跟 hòu gēn heel (part of a foot) / heel (of a sock) / counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel) / followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension") syn 踏进 踏進 tà jìn to set foot in / to tread (in or on) / to walk into 脚板 腳板 jiǎo bǎn the sole of the foot syn 山脚 山腳 shān jiǎo foot of a mountain syn 脚掌 腳掌 jiǎo zhǎng the sole of the foot syn 小卒 xiǎo zú foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn syn 踏上 tà shàng to set foot on / to step on or into syn 拨弄 撥弄 bō nòng to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc) / to fiddle with / to stir up syn 湿气 濕氣 shī qì moisture / humidity / athlete's foot / tinea / eczema syn 脚丫子 腳丫子 jiǎo yā zi (coll.) foot syn 前脚 前腳 qián jiǎo one moment ..., (the next ...) / leading foot (in walking) 鸡眼 雞眼 jī yǎn corn (callus on the foot) 缩手缩脚 縮手縮腳 suō shǒu suō jiǎo bound hand and foot (idiom) / constrained syn 脚气 腳氣 jiǎo qì athlete's foot / tinea pedis / beriberi syn 脚背 腳背 jiǎo bèi instep (upper surface of the foot) syn 风烛残年 風燭殘年 fēng zhú cán nián one's late days / to have one foot in the grave syn 足下 zú xià you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation) / below the foot syn 脚心 腳心 jiǎo xīn arch of the foot 墙根 牆根 qiáng gēn foot of a wall 脚面 腳面 jiǎo miàn instep (upper surface of the foot) syn 足浴 zú yù foot bath 足疗 足療 zú liáo foot massage 商祺 shāng qí business is auspicious / conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well! 后脚 後腳 hòu jiǎo (one moment ...,) the next ... / trailing foot (in walking) 口蹄疫 kǒu tí yì foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) / aphthous fever 足尖 zú jiān tip of the foot / toes 缠足 纏足 chán zú foot-binding 脚踏两条船 腳踏兩條船 jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time 行将就木 行將就木 xíng jiāng jiù mù to approach one's coffin (idiom) / with one foot in the grave syn 脚 腳 jiǎo foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] / classifier for kicks syn 顿 頓 dùn to stop / to pause / to arrange / to lay out / to kowtow / to stamp (one's foot) / at once / classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal syn 登 dēng to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) syn 拨 撥 bō to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch syn 掌 zhǎng palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield syn 足 zú (bound form) foot / leg / sufficient / ample / as much as / fully syn 尺 chǐ a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3] syn 爪 zhǎo foot of a bird or animal / paw / claws / talons syn 徒 tú disciple / apprentice / believer / on foot / bare / empty / to no avail / only / prison sentence syn 足不出户 足不出戶 zú bù chū hù lit. not putting a foot outside / to stay at home 跷 蹺 qiāo variant of 蹺|跷[qiao1] / to raise one's foot / stilts syn 露马脚 露馬腳 lòu mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) / to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away syn 香港脚 香港腳 xiāng gǎng jiǎo athlete's foot 走卒 zǒu zú pawn (i.e. foot soldier) / servant / lackey (of malefactor) syn 跖 zhí metatarsus / (literary) sole of the foot / (literary) to tread on syn 脚癣 腳癬 jiǎo xuǎn athlete's foot syn 裹脚 裹腳 guǒ jiǎo foot-binding / long strip of cloth used for foot-binding 缠脚 foot binding / foot-binding 爪 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc syn 麓 lù foot of a hill syn 蹀 dié to tread on / to stamp one's foot 陬 zōu corner / foot of mountain syn 蹻 qiāo raise one's foot 蹠 zhí metatarsus / sole of foot / to tread on 跐 cǐ to trample / to step / to walk on the ball of the foot 腄 chuí callus on the hand or foot / upper leg bone of horse or bird / buttocks 跂 jī foot 安步当车 安步當車 ān bù dàng chē to go on foot (idiom) / to do things at a leisurely pace 逍遥自得 逍遙自得 xiāo yáo zì dé doing as one pleases (idiom) / foot-loose and fancy free syn 郑人买履 鄭人買履 zhèng rén mǎi lǚ lit. the person from Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom) / fig. disregarding the sensible approach in favor of adherence to a fixed idea 脚踏两只船 腳踏兩隻船 jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán to have a foot in both camps / to have a bet each way / to be having an affair 魔高一丈，道高一尺 mó gāo yī zhàng , dào gāo yī chǐ the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom) / It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil. 大陆坡脚点 foot of the slope point / foot of slope point / FOS point 大陆坡脚线 大陸坡腳線 foot of the slope line / foot of slope line / FOS line 三寸金莲 三寸金蓮 sān cùn jīn lián (historical) bound foot (esp. one only three inches long, considered the ideal size of a woman's foot) 踩线 踩線 cǎi xiàn to scout for a tour operator / to reconnoiter a potential tour itinerary / (tennis) to commit a foot fault 呎 chǐ foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) / old form of modern 英尺[ying1 chi3] 彳 chì step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4] 亍 chù to step with the right foot (used in 彳亍[chi4chu4]) 从头到脚 從頭到腳 cóng tóu dào jiǎo from head to foot 手足口病 shǒu zú kǒu bìng hand foot and mouth disease, HFMD, caused by a number of intestinal viruses, usually affecting young children 膇 zhuì swelling of foot 平方英尺 píng fāng yīng chǐ square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²) 大限临头 大限臨頭 dà xiàn lín tóu facing the end (idiom) / at the end of one's life / with one foot in the grave 底阀 底閥 dǐ fá bottom valve / foot valve 恋脚癖 戀腳癖 liàn jiǎo pǐ foot fetish 恋脚癖者 戀腳癖者 liàn jiǎo pǐ zhě foot fetishist 手足口症 shǒu zú kǒu zhèng human hand foot and mouth disease, a viral infection 搬石头砸自己的脚 搬石頭砸自己的腳 bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo to move a stone and stub one's toe / to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom) 搬砖砸脚 搬磚砸腳 bān zhuān zá jiǎo to hurt oneself by one's own doing / to boomerang / to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom) 旗丁 qí dīng Manchurian foot soldier 步操 bù cāo foot drill (military, physical exercises etc) 爪儿 爪兒 zhuǎ r paws (of small animal) / foot of a utensil / stupid person syn 