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to stand / standing / on one's feet
HSK 7-9
hands and feet / (fig.) brothers / retinue, henchmen, accomplices
independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself
HSK 7-9
bare feet
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  *丈* | 丈* | *丈
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male
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
naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal)
Chinese boxing / fist and feet / punching and kicking
to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed) / impractical or inelegant solution
lit. with calluses on hands and feet (idiom) / fig. to work one's fingers to the bone
imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead , cutting off the nose , amputation of one or both feet , castration 宮|宫, execution 大辟 / Han dynasty onwards: whipping , beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns , forced labor , exile or banishment , capital punishment
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)
square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber
swift feet / fleet-footed runner
feet and legs in silk stockings (especially in the massage context)
light on one's feet / nimble / agile
callus; corns (on the feet)
two legs / both feet
step with feet splayed outwards
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  *跺* | 跺* | *跺
to stamp one's feet
(idiom) to slam the table and rise to one's feet in indignation
lit. have hands have feet / to be able bodied (idiom) / to have the ability to work
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  *跂* | 跂* | *跂
to stand on tiptoe / to sit with feet hanging
to feet the feet perfectly / to follow closely / hard on sb's heels
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  *躄* | 躄* | *躄
both feet crippled / lame
both feet / two-legged
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
duck feet (claws)
to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair)
legs and feet / ability to walk / strides
to stamp one's feet
flat feet
high-arched feet
bound feet (traditional)
dragging one's feet
T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *仞* | 仞* | *仞
unit of length used in ancient times, equal to 7 or 8 Chinese feet
bound feet
to soak the feet
feet not touching the ground (idiom) / to run like the wind
to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc) / to dance on one's feet / hopping mad (anxious, etc)
lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb) / fig. to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic
chicken feet
as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers / deep friendship / closely attached to one another
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living
to stamp the feet (formal writing)
metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
feet with calluses / fig. a long and hard march
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
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
to wash one's feet
fitting one's feet (of shoes or socks)
stamp (one's feet)
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
soles of the feet
to bare the feet
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 趼子
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom) / to get cold feet
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  *蹼* | 蹼* | *蹼
web (of feet of ducks, frogs etc)
(theater) to dismantle the stage / (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans
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
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)
(measurement) (after a length) square (as in "10 feet square")
splayed feet
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on the feet)
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  *鏈* | 鏈* | *鏈
chain / cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m) / chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m) / to chain / to enchain
to juggle a soccer ball (i.e. keep it in the air using feet, thighs, head etc) / (table tennis, badminton etc) to keep the ball in the air by bouncing it repeatedly on one's paddle or racquet
chicken feet (cuisine)
(idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)
to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy / steady and serious character
too large or small for the feet (of shoes)
wrinkles of the skin / crow's feet
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 老趼
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  *刖* | 刖* | *刖
to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) (one of the five mutilating punishments 五刑)
(onom.) crunch (of marching feet etc)
matted hair and bare feet / unkempt
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


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