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HSK
soccer; football / a soccer ball; a football (CL:個|个)
HSK 3
to satisfy / to meet (the needs of) / satisfied / content
HSK 3
enough; sufficient
HSK 3
adequate / sufficient / abundant
HSK 5
ample / complete / hundred percent / a pure shade (of some color)
HSK 5
insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not
HSK 5
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  *足* | 足* | *足
(bound form) foot; leg / sufficient; ample / as much as; fully
HSK 6
sufficient to... / so much so that / so that
HSK 6
rich / plentiful
HSK 7-9
to stand / to have a footing / to be established / to base oneself on
HSK 7-9
negligible; insignificant
HSK 7-9
remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
HSK 7-9
content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness)
HSK 7-9
everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
HSK 7-9
resourceful / full of stratagems
HSK 7-9
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it
HSK 7-9
insignificant
HSK 7-9
footprint / track / spoor
HSK 7-9
(coll.) to look every bit the big star
to squeeze in / to step in / to take part / to step between (two persons in a relationship)
one's every movement (idiom) / comportment / gestures
you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation) / below the foot
rooted to the spot (idiom); too terrified to move
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  *足* | 足* | *足
excessive
lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship
football field / soccer field
to be full (after eating)
the quick-footed climb up first (idiom) / the early bird catches the worm / first come, first served
excursion / hike / march
lack of sleep / sleep deficit
brachiopod
honorific: Your distinguished disciple / Your most brilliant pupil
lame
waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom) / to look forward eagerly / to long for / also pr. [qiao4 zu2 yin3 ling3]
flat feet
unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom) / unable to do anything right / never make, but always mar
hands and feet / (fig.) brothers / retinue, henchmen, accomplices
one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
women's soccer; women's football / women's soccer team
to lose one's footing / to slip / to take a wrong step in life
self-sufficiency / autarky
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
to bring up to full strength / to make up a deficiency / to fill (a vacancy, gap etc)
inconsiderable / of no consequence / not worth mentioning
not at all surprising (idiom)
perfectly contented (idiom) / perfectly satisfied
Stomatopoda, order of marine crustaceans (whose members are called mantis shrimps)
national soccer team
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
sufficient / full (payment)
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
barefoot / barefooted
foot bath
bare foot / to be barefoot
(idiom) no need to tell others; let's keep this between ourselves / also pr. [bu4zu2 wei2 wai4ren2 dao4]
fully / no less than / as much as / extremely
self-sufficient / satisfied with oneself
lit. legs on a snake / sth superfluous
to forbid sb to go out / to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc) / to ground (as disciplinary measure) / to gate / to curfew / restriction on movement / ban on visiting a place / out of bounds / off limits / caveat
soccer association; soccer federation (abbr. for 足球協會|足球协会)
it goes to show that / one can see
(idiom) to form a tripartite balance of power
lit. not putting a foot outside / to stay at home
foot massage
satisfied with what one has (idiom)
rapid progress
soccer circles / soccer world
to give no cause for anxiety; nothing to worry about
to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content
pure gold / solid gold
to stamp the feet (formal writing)
to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
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
neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some
to suffer from a congenital deficiency; to have an inherent weakness
by no means an isolated case / numerous
not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect
(idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)
to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed) / impractical or inelegant solution
lit. the three legs of a tripod / fig. three competing rivals
abundant / plenty
avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
stamp (one's feet)
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
foot-binding
lit. with calluses on hands and feet (idiom) / fig. to work one's fingers to the bone
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
unabridged / complete book
one's age (calculated as years from birth) / contrasted with 虛歲|虚岁
competition between three rivals / tripartite confrontation
as close as brothers (idiom); deep friendship
elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces / preparations for war are in an advanced state
not worth mentioning (idiom)
to walk on tiptoe / to step on sb's foot / to join (a trade, profession etc) / to associate with (a certain group of people)
to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom) / fig. sth hard to come by; sth wonderful and rare
brotherly affection
full / complete / all of
(gold or silver) of standard purity / (fig.) fine

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