jiǎo

foot; base, leg, foundation

DEFINITIONS

腳 jiǎo
  • foot
  • leg (of an animal or an object)
  • base (of an object)
  • CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
  • classifier for kicks
腳 jué
  • variant of 角[jue2]
  • role

WORDS

tuǐ jiǎo legs and feet; ability to walk; strides
臨時抱佛 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
臨門一 lín mén yī jiǎo to try to score (a goal); final push (at a critical juncture); the final leg of sth
自亂陣 zì luàn zhèn jiǎo (idiom) to lose one's head; to panic; to go to pieces
自縛手 zì fù shǒu jiǎo to bind oneself hand and foot
luò jiǎo to stay for a time; to stop over; to lodge; to sink down (into soft ground); leftovers
藍額長地鴝 lán é cháng jiǎo dì qú (bird species of China) blue-fronted robin (Cinclidium frontale)
xíng jiǎo (of a monk) to travel; itinerant
guǒ jiǎo foot-binding; long strip of cloth used for foot-binding
西紅隼 xī hóng jiǎo sǔn (bird species of China) red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus)
zhù jiǎo footnote
rèn jiǎo to know your right shoe from your left (colloquial); to know which of two you want
chì jiǎo barefoot
律師 chì jiǎo lǜ shī barefoot lawyer; grassroots lawyer
醫生 chì jiǎo yī shēng barefoot doctor; farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
gǎn jiǎo to work as a carter or porter; to transport goods for a living (esp. by donkey)
捶胸 diē jiǎo chuí xiōng lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth
bǒ jiǎo to limp; lame person
gēn jiǎo to feet the feet perfectly; to follow closely; hard on sb's heels
跳一隻 tiào yī zhī jiǎo to hop on one leg
tiào jiǎo to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc); to dance on one's feet; hopping mad (anxious, etc)
板 tī jiǎo bǎn baseboard; skirting board
線 tī jiǎo xiàn skirting board
踩失 cǎi shī jiǎo to lose one's footing
尖 diǎn jiǎo jiān to stand on tiptoe