缠足
chán zú
Pinyin

Definition

缠足
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chán zú
  1. foot-binding

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不足
bù zú
  1. 1 insufficient
  2. 2 lacking
  3. 3 deficiency
  4. 4 not enough
  5. 5 inadequate
  6. 6 not worth
  7. 7 cannot
  8. 8 should not
十足
shí zú
  1. 1 ample
  2. 2 complete
  3. 3 hundred percent
  4. 4 a pure shade (of some color)
满足
mǎn zú
  1. 1 to satisfy
  2. 2 to meet (the needs of)
  3. 3 satisfied
  4. 4 content
知足
zhī zú
  1. 1 content with one's situation
  2. 2 to know contentment (hence happiness)
足
jù
  1. 1 excessive
足以
zú yǐ
  1. 1 sufficient to...
  2. 2 so much so that
  3. 3 so that
足够
zú gòu
  1. 1 enough
  2. 2 sufficient
足球
zú qiú
  1. 1 soccer ball
  2. 2 a football
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 soccer
  5. 5 football
充足
chōng zú
  1. 1 adequate
  2. 2 sufficient
  3. 3 abundant
国足
guó zú
  1. 1 national soccer team
失足
shī zú
  1. 1 to lose one's footing
  2. 2 to slip
  3. 3 to take a wrong step in life
富足
fù zú
  1. 1 rich
  2. 2 plentiful
微不足道
wēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 negligible
  2. 2 insignificant
心满意足
xīn mǎn yì zú
  1. 1 perfectly contented (idiom)
  2. 2 perfectly satisfied
手舞足蹈
shǒu wǔ zú dǎo
  1. 1 hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
手足
shǒu zú
  1. 1 hands and feet
  2. 2 (fig.) brothers
  3. 3 retinue, henchmen, accomplices
手足无措
shǒu zú wú cuò
  1. 1 at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered
插足
chā zú
  1. 1 to squeeze in
  2. 2 to step in
  3. 3 to take part
  4. 4 to step between (two persons in a relationship)
涉足
shè zú
  1. 1 to set foot in
  2. 2 to step into
  3. 3 to become involved for the first time
满足感
mǎn zú gǎn
  1. 1 sense of satisfaction

Idioms (20)

一夔已足
yī kuí yǐ zú
  1. 1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ
  1. 1 not worth mentioning (idiom)
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
  1. 1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
兵精粮足
bīng jīng liáng zú
  1. 1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
  2. 2 preparations for war are in an advanced state
削足适履
xuē zú shì lu:3
  1. 1 to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
  2. 2 impractical or inelegant solution
卑卑不足道
bēi bēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 to be too petty or insignificant to mention
  2. 2 to not be worth mentioning (idiom)
品头论足
pǐn tóu lùn zú
  1. 1 lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance
  2. 2 fig. to find fault in minor details
  3. 3 nitpicking
  4. 4 overcritical
家给人足
jiā jǐ rén zú
  1. 1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
心有余而力不足
xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú
  1. 1 the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
心有余，力不足
xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú
  1. 1 The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).
  2. 2 I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.
  3. 3 The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
心满意足
xīn mǎn yì zú
  1. 1 perfectly contented (idiom)
  2. 2 perfectly satisfied
情同手足
qíng tóng shǒu zú
  1. 1 as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers
  2. 2 deep friendship
  3. 3 closely attached to one another
成事不足，败事有余
chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú
  1. 1 unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
  2. 2 unable to do anything right
  3. 3 never make, but always mar
手舞足蹈
shǒu wǔ zú dǎo
  1. 1 hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
手足无措
shǒu zú wú cuò
  1. 1 at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered

Sample Sentences

慈禧太后废除缠足，并默许民间兴办女子学校。
cíxǐ tàihòu fèichú chánzú ，bìng mòxǔ mínjiān xīngbàn nǚzǐ xuéxiào 。
Ci xi abolished foot binding and allowed the establishment of women's schools.
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