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foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只 / classifier for kicks
HSK 2
double-bang firecracker (which explodes once on the ground and then a second time in the air after being propelled upward)
(bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)
clumsy / all thumbs
(dialect) pedicure / to trim one's toenails
bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
athlete's foot; tinea pedis / beriberi
bare feet
inferior / shoddy / lousy / lame
(idiom) (to move or do sth) softly; quietly; gently
tripod / derrick crane
script; screenplay; scenario; libretto / (computing) script
to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away
pedal
footstep / step
HSK 5
national football team member
ankle
sb with only rudimentary skills (in a particular area)
lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up / fig. determined to sort out a problem
footprint
HSK 6
naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal)
(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)
Chinese boxing / fist and feet / punching and kicking
to work as a carter or porter / to transport goods for a living (esp. by donkey)
hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:)
HSK 7-9
(coll.) to tamper with / to mess around with
to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb) / reactive (rather than proactive)
splayfoot
footnote
stepping stone / fig. person used to advance one's career
to walk cautiously in order not to make noise
pedicurist
to manipulate dishonestly; to tamper with sth
to have free rein (idiom)
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
(coll.) to bootlick
(idiom) restricted; constrained; inhibited
(idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered
scooter
two legs / both feet
(idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
scaffolding
(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
hurriedly / just a few steps away
thieving / light-fingered / prone to stealing
remnants of material from an industrial process / offcut / scraps
to stand firmly / to gain a foothold / to establish oneself
lit. have hands have feet / to be able bodied (idiom) / to have the ability to work
rhyming word ending a line of verse / rhyme
paw / claw
to feet the feet perfectly / to follow closely / hard on sb's heels
to stamp one's foot / to kick
pedicure
the sole of the foot
to meddle / to make a nuisance of oneself
flip-flops
tripod; stand
barefoot
goblet
bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
to stop on the way for a rest
shoe that can be worn on either foot
to gain a firm foothold / (fig.) to get oneself established
to control in every detail / excessive supervision
(coll.) foot
a left-and-right pair of shoes (distinguished from 直腳鞋|直脚鞋, shoes that can be worn on either foot)
to sprain one's ankle
foot of a mountain
instep (upper surface of the foot)
to shove in / to edge in / fig. to poke one's nose into people's business / prong
to gesticulate / to make lively gestures (while talking) / also written 比手劃腳|比手划脚
the extremity of the foot
foot fault (tennis etc)
heel
top-heavy / fig. unbalance in organization or political structure
to undermine / to let someone down / to seduce someone away from something
to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair)
ankle
legs and feet / ability to walk / strides
(bird species of China) red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus)
to stand on tiptoe
under the foot
to stamp one's feet
seam; stitching / decorative trim; molding (used to conceal joints in architecture or interior design)
to stay for a time / to stop over / to lodge / to sink down (into soft ground) / leftovers
to limp / lame person
skirting board
stool; high chair
bound feet (traditional)
(of a monk) to travel / itinerant
bigfoot
to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily
HSK 7-9
to soak the feet
(bird species of China) Amur falcon (Falco amurensis)
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)
to gesticulate / to make lively gestures (while talking) / also written 比手畫腳|比手画脚

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