"feet" Chinese-English Dictionary

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老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)
站立 zhàn lì v. to stand / standing / on one's feet syn
双脚 雙腳 shuāng jiǎo two legs / both feet
自立 zì lì v. independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself syn
手足 shǒu zú hands and feet / (fig.) brothers / retinue, henchmen, accomplices syn
脚底 腳底 jiǎo dǐ soles of the feet syn
拳脚 拳腳 quán jiǎo Chinese boxing / fist and feet / punching and kicking syn
脚踏实地 腳踏實地 jiǎo tà shí dì to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom) / realistic without flights of fancy / steady and serious character syn
方丈 fāng zhang square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber syn
大脚 大腳 dà jiǎo naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal)
手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs syn
双足 雙足 shuāng zú both feet / two-legged
见方 見方 jiàn fāng (measurement) (after a length) square (as in "10 feet square") syn
小脚 小腳 xiǎo jiǎo bound feet (traditional) syn
腿脚 腿腳 tuǐ jiǎo legs and feet / ability to walk / strides syn
跳脚 跳腳 tiào jiǎo to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc) / to dance on one's feet / hopping mad (anxious, etc) syn
光脚 光腳 guāng jiǎo bare feet
自食其力 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living syn
顿足 頓足 dùn zú stamp (one's feet)
泡脚 泡腳 pào jiǎo to soak the feet
鱼尾纹 魚尾紋 yú wěi wén wrinkles of the skin / crow's feet
临阵脱逃 臨陣脫逃 lín zhèn tuō táo to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom) / to get cold feet / see 臨陣退縮|临阵退缩[lin2 zhen4 tui4 suo1] syn
老茧 老繭 lǎo jiǎn callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 老趼 syn
左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football) syn
情同手足 qíng tóng shǒu zú as close as one's hands and feet (idiom) / loving one another as brothers / deep friendship / closely attached to one another syn
捶胸顿足 捶胸頓足 chuí xiōng dùn zú (idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc) syn
品头论足 品頭論足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical syn
临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort syn
轻捷 輕捷 qīng jié light on one's feet / nimble / agile syn
茧子 繭子 jiǎn zi callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 趼子 syn
拆台 拆臺 chāi tái (theater) to dismantle the stage / (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet / to undermine sb's plans syn
鸭掌 鴨掌 yā zhǎng duck feet (claws)
抱佛脚 抱佛腳 bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation syn
五刑 wǔ xíng imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4] / Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3]
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
掌骨 zhǎng gǔ metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
丈 zhàng measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male syn
链 鏈 liàn chain / cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m) / chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m) / to chain / to enchain syn
兀 wù cut off the feet / rising to a height / towering / bald / duplicate of Big Five A461 syn
跺 duò to stamp one's feet syn
蹼 pǔ web (of feet of ducks, frogs etc)
刖 yuè to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) (one of the five mutilating punishments 五刑[wu3 xing2])
仞 rèn unit of length used in ancient times, equal to 7 or 8 Chinese feet 尺[chi3]
躄 bì both feet crippled / lame
鍊 liàn chain / cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m) / chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m) / to chain / to enchain / to refine / to smelt / variant of 鏈|链 / a chain / variant of 煉|炼 / to smelt / to refine
跂 qì to stand on tiptoe / to sit with feet hanging
评头论足 評頭論足 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental syn
拍案而起 pāi àn ér qǐ (idiom) to slam the table and rise to one's feet in indignation syn
蓬头跣足 蓬頭跣足 péng tóu xiǎn zú matted hair and bare feet / unkempt
胼手胝足 pián shǒu zhī zú lit. with calluses on hands and feet (idiom) / fig. to work one's fingers to the bone
脚不沾地 腳不沾地 jiǎo bù zhān dì feet not touching the ground (idiom) / to run like the wind
脚不点地 腳不點地 jiǎo bù diǎn dì feet not touching the ground (idiom) / to run like the wind / see 腳不沾地|脚不沾地[jiao3 bu4 zhan1 di4]
跟脚 跟腳 gēn jiǎo to feet the feet perfectly / to follow closely / hard on sb's heels syn
凤爪 鳳爪 fèng zhǎo chicken feet (cuisine) syn
丁字步 dīng zì bù T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
八字步 bā zì bù step with feet splayed outwards syn
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒 bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom) / Rome wasn't built in a day
合脚 合腳 hé jiǎo fitting one's feet (of shoes or socks)
外八字脚 外八字腳 wài bā zì jiǎo splayed feet
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 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 / doing things at the last minute / to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
打赤脚 打赤腳 dǎ chì jiǎo to bare the feet syn
拖拖沓沓 tuō tuō tà tà dragging one's feet
有手有脚 有手有腳 yǒu shǒu yǒu jiǎo lit. have hands have feet / to be able bodied (idiom) / to have the ability to work
濯足 zhuó zú to wash one's feet
甩手顿脚 甩手頓腳 shuǎi shǒu dùn jiǎo to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair)
老趼 lǎo jiǎn callus / corns (on the feet)
趼子 jiǎn zi callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on the feet) syn
趼足 jiǎn zú feet with calluses / fig. a long and hard march
蹀足 dié zú to stamp the feet (formal writing)
蹑跟 躡跟 niè gēn too large or small for the feet (of shoes)
鸡脚 雞腳 jī jiǎo chicken feet
扎扎 zhā zhā (onom.) crunch (of marching feet etc)
鲲鹏展翅 鯤鵬展翅 kūn péng zhǎn chì lit. the giant Peng bird spreads its wings and begins to fly / displaying awesome power and momentum at the outset / to have the world at one's feet
临阵退缩 臨陣退縮 lín zhèn tuì suō to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom) / to get cold feet
弓足 gōng zú bound feet
丝足 絲足 sī zú feet and legs in silk stockings (especially in the massage context)
躃 bì both feet crippled / lame / variant of 躄[bi4]
高弓足 gāo gōng zú high-arched feet
丈八蛇矛 zhàng bā shé máo ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
飞毛腿 飛毛腿 fēi máo tuǐ swift feet / fleet-footed runner
扁平足 biǎn píng zú flat feet syn
百尺竿头，更进一步 百尺竿頭，更進一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom) / fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better syn
跺脚 跺腳 duò jiǎo to stamp one's feet syn
重足而立，侧目而视 chóng zú ér lì cè mù ér shì (idiom) Describes an attitude of fear mixed with resentment: people stand with their feet together and look sideways, afraid to act openly.
戴天履地 dài tiān lǚ dì (idiom) To have one’s head beneath the sky and feet upon the earth, that is, to live in the world. It can also suggest the vastness of an 恩 or debt of gratitude.
顿足捶胸 dùn zú chuí xiōng (idiom) To stamp one’s feet and beat one’s chest. It describes extreme grief or anger.
方趾圆颅 方趾圓顱 fāng zhǐ yuán lú (idiom) With square feet and a round head. It refers to human beings or humanity as a whole.
喙长三尺 喙長三尺 huì cháng sān chǐ (idiom) To have a mouth three feet long. It describes someone highly skilled at arguing and speaking.
救经引足 jiù jīng yǐn zú (idiom) To try to save someone who is hanging by pulling on his feet. It describes actions that run counter to their purpose and take one farther from the desired goal.
手零脚碎 手零腳碎 shǒu líng jiǎo suì (idiom) To have dishonest hands and feet. Figuratively, to engage in petty theft or shoplifting.
手足重茧 shǒu zú chóng jiǎn (idiom) To have hands and feet covered with layers of calluses. It describes prolonged hard work and exhaustion.
手足胼胝 shǒu zú pián zhī (idiom) To have calluses covering the palms and soles of the feet. It describes someone who works hard and diligently.
四马攒蹄 sì mǎ cuán tí (idiom) To have both hands and both feet tied together. The expression describes someone who has been completely bound.
顽廉懦立 wán lián nuò lì (idiom) To make greedy people honest and weak people stand on their own feet. In older usage, the expression describes an exceptional moral and educational influence.
胁肩累足 xié jiān lěi zú (idiom) To hunch one’s shoulders and press one’s feet together as if afraid to stand upright. It describes a fearful and submissive posture.
引足救经 yǐn zú jiù jīng (idiom) To pull the feet of someone who is hanging in order to save them.
圆颅方趾 圓顱方趾 yuán lú fāng zhǐ (idiom) The expression refers to human beings, viewed in terms of their round heads and square feet.
濯足濯缨 濯足濯纓 zhuó zú zhuó yīng (idiom) Clear water can be used to wash one’s hat cords, while muddy water is fit only for washing one’s feet.
七足八手 qī zú bā shǒu (idiom) Describes people rushing about and acting chaotically. It is equivalent to “seven feet and eight hands.”
七郤八手 qī xì bā shǒu (idiom) Also written as “seven feet, eight hands.” Describes disorderly movements and many people working at the same time.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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