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fitting one's feet (of shoes or socks)
shoe that can be worn on either foot
(dialect) leg
caster (attached to the bottom of furniture, trolleys etc)
to limp / lame person
to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *脚* | 脚* | *脚
foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只 / classifier for kicks
HSK 2
stepping stone / fig. person used to advance one's career
script; screenplay; scenario; libretto / (computing) script
to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy / steady and serious character
to manipulate dishonestly; to tamper with sth
tripod / derrick crane
naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal)
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
lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up / fig. determined to sort out a problem
to undermine / to let someone down / to seduce someone away from something
sb with only rudimentary skills (in a particular area)
two legs / both feet
ankle
(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香臨時抱佛腳|平时不烧香临时抱佛脚)
(idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered
chicken feet
hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:)
HSK 7-9
to soak the feet
the extremity of the foot
serif / hook at the end of brushstroke
pedicurist
to come to blows / to paw / to grope / to get fresh
lit. have hands have feet / to be able bodied (idiom) / to have the ability to work
barefoot doctor / farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
foot of a mountain
scaffolding
bare feet
to gain a firm foothold / (fig.) to get oneself established
from head to foot
pedal
clumsy / all thumbs
lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth
mean / stingy / to be lacking in boldness / timid
one closely following the other
(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
ankle bracelet
freight charge
to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily
HSK 7-9
footprint
HSK 6
heel
(page) footer / (dialect) foundation (of a building) / base
to sprain one's ankle
one moment ..., (the next ...) / leading foot (in walking)
carelessly and haphazardly / to paw / to grope / to get fresh
to bare the feet
splayed feet
intoeing / pigeon toes / knock-knees
bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
to stumble over sth
to stamp one's feet
to have free rein (idiom)
inferior / shoddy / lousy / lame
weakling / coward
rhyming word ending a line of verse / rhyme
remnants of material from an industrial process / offcut / scraps
bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
bunion / hallux valgus
soles of the feet
the sole of the foot
thieving / light-fingered / prone to stealing
(coll.) foot
lizard
to shove in / to edge in / fig. to poke one's nose into people's business / prong
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom) / hoisted by one's own petard
to run off / to beat it
toenail
to stay for a time / to stop over / to lodge / to sink down (into soft ground) / leftovers
one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress / reliable
lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom) / fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
(coll.) to tamper with / to mess around with
(bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)
feet not touching the ground (idiom) / to run like the wind
footstool
pedal / treadle / (motor scooter) floorboard
payment to a porter
(idiom) (to move or do sth) softly; quietly; gently
(bird species of China) common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
(Tw) bicycle; bike / CL: 輛|辆
legs and feet / ability to walk / strides
national football team member
(dialect) pedicure / to trim one's toenails
pier foundation (architecture) / (Tw) politically influential figure enlisted to support one side in an election
lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe / an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
lead / pin (computer hardware)
to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily / also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚
arch of the foot
(coll.) ankle
to bind oneself hand and foot
scooter
flip-flops

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