jiǎo
foot
leg (of an animal or an object)
base (of an object)
CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
classifier for kicks
luò jiǎo
to stay for a time
to stop over
to lodge
to sink down (into soft ground)
left-overs
jiǎo tà shí dì
to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy
steady and serious character
jué sè
background (one's origin)
role (esp in Chinese opera)
tuǐ jiǎo
legs and feet
ability to walk
strides
shǒu máng jiǎo luàn
to act with confusion
to be in a flurry
to be flustered
bàn jiǎo shí
stumbling block
obstacle
someone who gets in your way
shǒu jiǎo
hand and foot
movement of limbs
action
trick
step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4])
quán jiǎo
Chinese boxing
fist and feet
punching and kicking
xiē jiǎo
to stop on the way for a rest
jiǎo tà chē
bicycle
bike (Tw)
CL:輛|辆[liang4]
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
reliable
zuò shǒu jiǎo
to defraud
to rig up (a scam)
dà jiǎo
bigfoot (mythological animal popular in the US)
quán dǎ jiǎo tī
lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
fig. determined to sort out a problem
bié jiǎo
inferior
shoddy
lousy
lame
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
to explain by waving one's hands
to criticize or give orders summarily
dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo
to come to blows
to paw
to grope
to get fresh
bào fó jiǎo
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
lín shí bào fó jiǎo
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
dà shǒu dà jiǎo
extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
wasteful
tóu zhòng jiǎo qīng
top-heavy
fig. unbalance in organization or political structure
niè shǒu niè jiǎo
to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)
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