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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
footstep / step
HSK 5
footprint
HSK 6
hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:)
HSK 7-9
to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily
HSK 7-9
script; screenplay; scenario; libretto / (computing) script
the extremity of the foot
arch of the foot
to stop on the way for a rest
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *脚* | 脚* | *脚
role (variant of )
athlete's foot; tinea pedis / beriberi
the sole of the foot
ankle
pedal
to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy / steady and serious character
soles of the feet
stumbling block / obstacle / someone who gets in your way
naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal)
two legs / both feet
sth one wishes to conceal / the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")
foot of a mountain
(one moment ...,) the next ... / trailing foot (in walking)
litter (animal bedding)
under the foot
instep (upper surface of the foot)
the sole of the foot
lizard
barefoot
national football team member
one moment ..., (the next ...) / leading foot (in walking)
to stay for a time / to stop over / to lodge / to sink down (into soft ground) / leftovers
toe
footnote
rhyming word ending a line of verse / rhyme
lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up / fig. determined to sort out a problem
goblet
to soak the feet
to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc) / to dance on one's feet / hopping mad (anxious, etc)
to come to blows / to paw / to grope / to get fresh
(idiom) (to move or do sth) softly; quietly; gently
clumsy / all thumbs
Chinese boxing / fist and feet / punching and kicking
to stamp one's feet
legs and feet / ability to walk / strides
inferior / shoddy / lousy / lame
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
pedicure
(page) footer / (dialect) foundation (of a building) / base
to shove in / to edge in / fig. to poke one's nose into people's business / prong
to get a footing
heel
footstool
ankle bracelet
to feet the feet perfectly / to follow closely / hard on sb's heels
(idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered
bound feet (traditional)
footnote
to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)
instep (upper surface of the foot)
barefoot doctor / farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
top-heavy / fig. unbalance in organization or political structure
sb with only rudimentary skills (in a particular area)
to limp / lame person
extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful / wasteful
fitting one's feet (of shoes or socks)
to work as a carter or porter / to transport goods for a living (esp. by donkey)
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb) / reactive (rather than proactive)
flippers / fins
athlete's foot
foot-binding / long strip of cloth used for foot-binding
carelessly and haphazardly / to paw / to grope / to get fresh
bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
(idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
(dialect) leg
paw / claw
athlete's foot
remnants of material from an industrial process / offcut / scraps
to stumble over sth
caster (attached to the bottom of furniture, trolleys etc)
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
mean / stingy / to be lacking in boldness / timid
(of a monk) to travel / itinerant
porter / bearer
(coll.) to bootlick
payment to a porter
footing / pedestal
to scratch one's foot / (fig.) to be stingy / (slang) (of a celebrity) to twiddle one's thumbs (i.e. not release any new material etc)
chicken feet
to walk cautiously in order not to make noise
(of a shoe) designed to be worn on a specific foot – either the left or the right
to sprain one's ankle
scaffolding
lead / pin (computer hardware)
freight charge
a length of hair
(dialect) pedicure / to trim one's toenails
(fig.) sore spot
seam; stitching / decorative trim; molding (used to conceal joints in architecture or interior design)

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