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HSK
to satisfy / to meet (the needs of) / satisfied / content
HSK 3
enough; sufficient
HSK 3
adequate / sufficient / abundant
HSK 5
insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not
HSK 5
ample / complete / hundred percent / a pure shade (of some color)
HSK 5
soccer; football / a soccer ball; a football (CL:個|个)
HSK 3
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  *足* | 足* | *足
(bound form) foot; leg / sufficient; ample / as much as; fully
HSK 6
one's age (calculated as years from birth) / contrasted with 虛歲|虚岁
resourceful / full of stratagems
HSK 7-9
sufficient to... / so much so that / so that
HSK 6
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
rich / plentiful
HSK 7-9
content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness)
HSK 7-9
hands and feet / (fig.) brothers / retinue, henchmen, accomplices
negligible; insignificant
HSK 7-9
ecological footprint
national soccer team
not at all surprising (idiom)
everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
HSK 7-9
to be full (after eating)
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
hand foot and mouth disease, HFMD, caused by a number of intestinal viruses, usually affecting young children
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
to be not worth mentioning
insignificant
HSK 7-9
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  *足* | 足* | *足
excessive
to suffer from a congenital deficiency; to have an inherent weakness
to go at full throttle / (fig.) to go all out / to kick into high gear
(idiom) to form a tripartite balance of power
not at all surprising (idiom)
you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation) / below the foot
self-sufficient / satisfied with oneself
extremely precious / valuable
to stand / to have a footing / to be established / to base oneself on
HSK 7-9
to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed) / impractical or inelegant solution
competition between three rivals / tripartite confrontation
women's soccer; women's football / women's soccer team
lit. with calluses on hands and feet (idiom) / fig. to work one's fingers to the bone
to summon one's courage
neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it
HSK 7-9
to set foot in / to step into / to become involved for the first time
FIFA / International Federation of Association Football
brotherly kindness
having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
by no means an isolated case / numerous
football fan
feet and legs in silk stockings (especially in the massage context)
to play a critical role (idiom) / influential
don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously
sufficient / full (payment)
Dazu, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆
(coll.) to look every bit the big star
Cephalopoda, class of mollusks including nautilus and squid
at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered
The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). / I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. / The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
American football
not to be taken as an example / not an example to be followed / not to be taken as authoritative
centipede / millipede
to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect
as close as brothers (idiom); deep friendship
to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
Ashikaga Yoshitane (1466-1523), Japanese Muromachi shogun 1490-93
unabridged / complete book
to stop (walking) / to halt
to set foot on (a foreign land etc); to tread / (fig.) to enter (a new sphere)
every little move / every single movement
arthropod, segmented animals with jointed limbs / same as 節肢動物|节肢动物
gastropod (class of mollusks including snails)
soccer team
footprint / track / spoor
HSK 7-9
World Cup (soccer) (Tw)
to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life / (fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time
to squeeze in / to step in / to take part / to step between (two persons in a relationship)
one's every movement (idiom) / comportment / gestures
abbr. for 男子足球 men's soccer / abbr. for 男子足球隊|男子足球队 men's soccer team
(zoology) tentacle
the quick-footed climb up first (idiom) / the early bird catches the worm / first come, first served
carbon footprint
big toe
ankle
not worth mentioning / not worth considering
foothold
both feet / two-legged
unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom) / unable to do anything right / never make, but always mar
soccer association cup
myriapod / centipedes and millipedes
satisfied with what one has (idiom)
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
foot chakra
Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the governing body of football (soccer) in Asia
lit. legs on a snake / sth superfluous
high and mighty (idiom); arrogant
sufficient grounds (law)
full / complete / all of
lame
three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology) / Korean: samjog'o
to give no cause for anxiety; nothing to worry about

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