"Leg" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 jiǎo foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] / classifier for kicks
 zú (bound form) foot / leg / sufficient / ample / as much as / fully
 jiǎo gǎn (dialect) leg
 qiāo shank (the leg from knee to ankle) / leg (from hip to ankle) / (horse anatomy) pastern
 tuǐ bù leg
 yào zi leg (aka shaft) of a boot / leg of a sock
 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations)
 xiǎo tuǐ lower leg (from knee to ankle) / shank
 jī tuǐ chicken leg / drumstick / CL:根[gen1]
 èr láng tuǐ one leg over the other (legs crossed)
 kù tuǐ trouser leg
 kù guǎn trouser leg
 duàn tuǐ broken leg
线 zhé xiàn broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg
 gǒu tuǐ zi dog's leg / fig. one who follows a villain / henchman / hired thug
 bǎng tuǐ leg wrappings / puttee / gaiters / leggings
 lǐ qū cí qióng lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom) / fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position / to not have a leg to stand on
 wà tào leg warmers
 dān jiǎo tiào to hop / to jump on one leg
 jù to be at a distance of ... from / to be apart from / (bound form) distance / spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc)
 piàn to cheat / to swindle / to deceive / to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
 féi calf of leg / decay / protect
 lián sides of the lower part of the leg
 chì walk with one leg
 chuí callus on the hand or foot / upper leg bone of horse or bird / buttocks
 yào the leg of a boot or sock
 zhì heavy horse / horse unable to move because of twisted leg / plodding
 jīn jī dú lì golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) / standing on one leg
 tuǐ dù zi calf (back of the leg below the knee)
 jiā gùn leg vise (torture instrument)
 jiǎ tuǐ false leg
 quán jiā zuò crossed leg posture (usu. of Buddha)
 bàn jiā zuò sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)
 zhé xiàn variant of 折線|折线, broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg
 háng duàn leg of air or sea voyage
 diē duàn to fall and fracture (a leg, vertebra etc)
 guǐ chě jiǎo lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it
 yì jìng pylon / leg shaft
  empty leg
 zhāng lì tuǐ píng tái tension leg platform
  peg leg / straight pylon
 wǎng chéng outbound leg (of a bus or train journey etc)
线 zhé xiàn variant of 折線|折线[zhe2 xian4], broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg
 jià èr láng tuǐ to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
 qiào èr láng tuǐ to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
 shùn guǎi to swing the arm and leg on the same side of the body together while walking
 lín mén yī jiǎo to try to score (a goal) / final push (at a critical juncture) / the final leg of sth
 kù kǒu trouser leg opening
 gāo chā yǒng zhuāng high leg swimsuit
 piàn old variant of 騙|骗[pian4] / to get on a horse by swinging one leg over
 bù zú ambulatory leg (of a crab, lobster, spider etc)
 tiào yī zhī jiǎo to hop on one leg
 qióng dǒu to shake uncontrollably / to jiggle (one's leg etc)
 dēng tuǐ to kick one's legs / leg press (exercise) / (coll.) to kick the bucket
 shào yáng jīng lesser yang gallbladder meridian of the leg (one of the 12 principal meridians of TCM)
 cún (dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing
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