布 bù cloth / to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known syn 高跟鞋 gāo gēn xié high-heeled shoes 包袱 bāo fu wrapping cloth / a bundle wrapped in cloth / load / weight / burden / funny part / punchline syn 头巾 頭巾 tóu jīn cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban syn 运动鞋 運動鞋 yùn dòng xié sports shoes / sneakers syn 丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth / silk syn 球鞋 qiú xié athletic shoes syn 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) syn 皮鞋 pí xié leather shoes syn 设身处地 設身處地 shè shēn chǔ dì to put oneself in sb else's shoes syn 溜冰鞋 liū bīng xié skating shoes / ice skates / roller skates / roller blades 棉布 mián bù cotton cloth syn 破鞋 pò xié broken shoes / worn-out footwear / loose woman / slut syn 跑鞋 pǎo xié running shoes syn 织布 織布 zhī bù woven cloth / to weave cloth 花布 huā bù printed cloth / calico syn 白布 bái bù plain white cloth / calico 毛料 máo liào rough lumber / woollen cloth syn 将心比心 將心比心 jiāng xīn bǐ xīn to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom) syn 布匹 bù pǐ cloth (by the yard) syn 绣花鞋 繡花鞋 xiù huā xié embroidered shoes syn 鞋袜 鞋襪 xié wà shoes and socks 枕巾 zhěn jīn pillow cloth 土布 tǔ bù homespun cloth syn 尼龙布 尼龍佈 ní lóng bù nylon cloth 履带 履帶 lǚ dài caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc) / (literary) shoes and belt syn 蜡染 蠟染 là rǎn batik (color printing on cloth using wax) 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 薄纱 薄紗 báo shā gauze (cloth) 休闲鞋 休閒鞋 xiū xián xié leisure shoes 坯布 pī bù unbleached and undyed cloth / gray cloth 革履 gé lǚ leather (shoes) / fig. Western dress syn 府绸 府綢 fǔ chóu poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts) 帆布鞋 fān bù xié canvas shoes 布帛 bù bó cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles syn 染布 rǎn bù to dye cloth 块 塊 kuài lump (of earth) / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units / lump syn 匹 疋 pǐ variant of 匹[pi3] / classifier for cloth: bolt 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 纳 納 nà to receive / to accept / to enjoy / to bring into / to pay (tax etc) / nano- (one billionth) / to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing syn 葛 gé kudzu (Pueraria lobata) / hemp cloth syn 蹬 dēng to step on / to tread on / to put on / to wear (shoes, trousers etc) / (slang) to dump (sb) / Taiwan pr. [deng4] syn 巾 jīn towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50 syn 褐 hè brown / gray or dark color / coarse hemp cloth / Taiwan pr. [he2] syn 幂 冪 mì (math.) power / exponent / to cover with a cloth / cloth cover / veil syn 穿小鞋 chuān xiǎo xié lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) / to make life difficult for sb syn 褡裢 褡褳 dā lian cloth pouch open in the middle, forming two bags / jacket worn for Chinese wrestling syn 笔套 筆套 bǐ tào the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread) syn 葛布 gé bù hemp cloth 苴 jū (hemp) / sack cloth 沙滩鞋 沙灘鞋 shā tān xié beach shoes / wetsuit booties 时装鞋 時裝鞋 shí zhuāng xié dress shoes 趿拉 tā la to wear (one's shoes) like babouche slippers / (onom.) shuffling sound 裹脚 裹腳 guǒ jiǎo foot-binding / long strip of cloth used for foot-binding 安全鞋 ān quán xié safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 敝屣 bì xǐ worn-out shoes / a worthless thing 暴走鞋 bào zǒu xié Heelys (roller shoes with wheels protruding slightly from the heel) 削足适履 削足適履 xuē zú shì lǚ to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom) / to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed) / impractical or inelegant solution syn 松糕鞋 鬆糕鞋 sōng gāo xié platform shoes 袱 fú (bound form) a cloth used to wrap or cover 褓 bǎo cloth for carrying baby on back 襁 qiǎng cloth for carrying baby on back 袼 gē gusset / cloth fitting sleeve under armpit 褙 bèi paper or cloth pasted together 纻 紵 zhù variant of 苧|苎[zhu4] / (literary) cloth made from ramie fiber 鞮 dī leather shoes 靸 sǎ children's shoe (old) / to wear one's shoes babouche style 泡泡纱 泡泡紗 pào pào shā seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples) 筘 kòu (a measure of width of cloth) syn 漆布 qī bù varnished cloth / linoleum 繐 suì fine and loose cloth / tassel 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 履舄交错 履舄交錯 lǚ xì jiāo cuò lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom) / fig. many guests come and go / a lively party syn 弃若敝屣 棄若敝屣 qì ruò bì xǐ to throw away like worn out shoes 视如敝屣 視如敝屣 shì rú bì xǐ lit. to view as worn-out shoes (idiom) / fig. to consider to be worthless 量力而为 量力而為 liàng lì ér wéi to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly / to act according to one's means / to cut one's coat according to one's cloth 布衣韦带 布衣韋帶 bù yī wéi dài in hemp cloth and with a leather belt / poorly dressed 油鞋 yóu xié waterproof shoes / oiled shoes (for wet weather) 防护靴 防護靴 fáng hù xuē safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 防雷靴 fáng léi xuē safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 毛窝 毛窩 máo wō cotton-padded shoes / (old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers 高帮 高幫 gāo bāng high-top (shoes) / ankle-high shoes 认脚鞋 認腳鞋 rèn jiǎo xié a left-and-right pair of shoes (distinguished from 直腳鞋|直脚鞋[zhi2jiao3xie2], shoes that can be worn on either foot) 老头乐 老頭樂 lǎo tóu lè backscratcher (made from bamboo etc) / (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc) 樏 lěi mountain-climbing shoes 饰钉 飾釘 shì dīng stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc) 屧 xiè wooden shoes 合脚 合腳 hé jiǎo fitting one's feet (of shoes or socks) 衣履 yī lǚ clothes and shoes 袼褙 gē bèi rags used as shoes 蹑履 躡履 niè lǚ to wear shoes 蹑跟 躡跟 niè gēn too large or small for the feet (of shoes) 体念 體念 tǐ niàn to consider sb else's position / to put oneself in sb else's shoes 出号 出號 chū hào large-sized (of clothes, shoes) / (old) to give an order / (old) to quit one's job in a store 单鞋 單鞋 dān xié unpadded shoes 中帮 中幫 zhōng bāng mid-top (shoes) 低帮 低幫 dī bāng low-top (shoes) 厚底鞋 hòu dǐ xié platform shoes 