xià jiǎo
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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    v.get a foothold; plant one's foot; set one's foot in

    • wū zi lǐ dào chù dōu shì shuǐ shí zài méi chù xià jiǎo

      屋子实在下脚

      The floor was covered with water everywhere in the house, leaving nowhere to plant people's foot.

    • dōng xi duō de lián xià jiǎo de dì fang dōu méi yǒu le

      东西下脚地方没有

      not possible to find anywhere to plant one's foot as things are piled up everywhere

    • nán yǐ xià jiǎo

      难以下脚

      be difficult to get a footing

  • 2

    n.(of raw material) leftover bits and pieces

    • shí yóu xià jiǎo

      石油下脚

      leftovers of the production of petroleum

    • gōng yè xià jiǎo

      工业下脚

      industry leftovers

Word usage

  • "下" and "脚" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 屋子

      The room is too small and messy for me to get a foothold.

    • 房间拥挤我们不了

      The room is so crowded that we cannot get a foothold.