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independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself
HSK 7-9
to stand / standing / on one's feet
HSK 7-9
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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
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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
bound feet (traditional)
to stamp one's feet
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 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
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
(measurement) (after a length) square (as in "10 feet square")
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living
lit. with calluses on hands and feet (idiom) / fig. to work one's fingers to the bone
metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal)
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
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
bare feet
two legs / both feet
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 老趼
to bare the feet
soles of the feet
square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber
hands and feet / (fig.) brothers / retinue, henchmen, accomplices
Chinese boxing / fist and feet / punching and kicking
to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc) / to dance on one's feet / hopping mad (anxious, etc)
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation
to feet the feet perfectly / to follow closely / hard on sb's heels
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
feet not touching the ground (idiom) / to run like the wind
stamp (one's feet)
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)
(onom.) crunch (of marching feet etc)
step with feet splayed outwards
duck feet (claws)
(idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)
bound feet
swift feet / fleet-footed runner
to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed) / impractical or inelegant solution
legs and feet / ability to walk / strides
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)
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  *蹼* | 蹼* | *蹼
web (of feet of ducks, frogs etc)
flat feet
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  *跺* | 跺* | *跺
to stamp one's feet
callus; corns (on the feet)
to wash one's feet
light on one's feet / nimble / agile
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  *兀* | 兀* | *兀
cut off the feet / rising to a height / towering / bald
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 趼子
chicken feet (cuisine)
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort
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
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
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  *跂* | 跂* | *跂
to stand on tiptoe / to sit with feet hanging
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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)
to stamp the feet (formal writing)
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  *躄* | 躄* | *躄
both feet crippled / lame
wrinkles of the skin / crow's feet
as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers / deep friendship / closely attached to one another
both feet / two-legged
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on the feet)
splayed feet
(theater) to dismantle the stage / (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans
feet with calluses / fig. a long and hard march
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom) / to get cold feet
fitting one's feet (of shoes or socks)
too large or small for the feet (of shoes)
T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
dragging one's feet
lit. have hands have feet / to be able bodied (idiom) / to have the ability to work
to soak the feet
to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair)
feet and legs in silk stockings (especially in the massage context)
to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy / steady and serious character
matted hair and bare feet / unkempt
chicken feet
high-arched feet


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