"Heel" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 gēn heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns)
 jiǎo gēn heel
 hòu gēn heel (part of a foot) / heel (of a sock) / counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel) / followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension")
 jiǎo hòu gēn heel
 xié gēn heel (of a shoe)
 zhǒng to arrive / to follow / heel
 sǐ xué lethal point (acupuncture) / vulnerable spot / Achilles' heel
 zhì mìng shāng mortal wound / (fig.) fatal weakness / Achilles' heel
 xuán zhǒng to turn on one's heel / in the twinkle of an eye / instantly
西 Bù lín dí xī Brindisi, port city on southeast heel of Italy
 Aò tè lǎng tuō Otranto city on the southeast heel of Italy
 Aò tè lǎng tuō Hǎi xiá Strait of Otranto between the heel of Italy and Albania
 bǎi yóu jiǎo gēn zhī zhōu Tar Heel state
 guān xìn sì xì lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom) / fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points / to look for the Achilles' heel
 gēn jiàn heel tendon of mammals / Achilles tendon
 Bǎi yóu Jiǎo gēn zhī zhōu Tar Heel state
 zhào mén Achilles' heel / chink in the armor
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