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"hands and feet" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
手足 shǒu zú hands and feet / (fig.) brothers / retinue, henchmen, accomplices syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
抱头 抱頭 bào tóu to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)
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)
跟脚 跟腳 gēn jiǎo to feet the feet perfectly / to follow closely / hard on sb's heels syn
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
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
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
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
纤手 纖手 xiān shǒu delicate hands / woman's tender and soft hands
拉手 lā shǒu to hold hands / to shake hands syn
击掌 擊掌 jī zhǎng to clap one's hands / to clap each other's hands / high five syn
捧 pěng to hold or offer with both hands / to sing the praises of / classifier for what can be held in both hands syn
拤 qiá to grip with both hands / to put one's hands on (one's hips)
拳脚 拳腳 quán jiǎo Chinese boxing / fist and feet / punching and kicking syn
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
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
腿脚 腿腳 tuǐ jiǎo legs and feet / ability to walk / strides 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
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
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]
掌骨 zhǎng gǔ metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
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
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
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)
趼足 jiǎn zú feet with calluses / fig. a long and hard march
丝足 絲足 sī zú feet and legs in silk stockings (especially in the massage context)
洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean syn
越俎代庖 yuè zǔ dài páo lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom) / fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs / to take matters into one's own hands syn
幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts
幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts
站立 zhàn lì to stand / standing / on one's feet syn
双脚 雙腳 shuāng jiǎo two legs / both feet
自立 zì lì independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself syn
脚底 腳底 jiǎo dǐ soles of the feet 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
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
老茧 老繭 lǎo jiǎn callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 老趼 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
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
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)
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
跂 qì to stand on tiptoe / to sit with feet hanging
脚不沾地 腳不沾地 jiǎo bù zhān dì feet not touching the ground (idiom) / to run like the wind
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
濯足 zhuó zú to wash one's feet
老趼 lǎo jiǎn callus / corns (on the feet)
趼子 jiǎn zi callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on the feet) syn
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)
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
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
束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom) / fig. helpless in the face of a crisis syn
左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man syn
脸盆 臉盆 liǎn pén washbowl / basin for washing hands and face / CL:個|个[ge4]
洗脸盆 洗臉盆 xǐ liǎn pén washbowl / basin for washing hands and face
男女授受不亲 男女授受不親 nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
暴虎冯河 暴虎馮河 bào hǔ píng hé lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom) / fig. to display foolhardy courage
束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín hands tied and waiting to be captured syn
束手就毙 束手就斃 shù shǒu jiù bì hands tied and expecting the worst
束手待死 shù shǒu dài sǐ hands tied and expecting the worst
破罐破摔 pò guàn pò shuāi lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom) / fig. to give up altogether after a setback / to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell syn
掩面而泣 yǎn miàn ér qì to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
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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