Chinese word dictionary

抠脚

kōu jiǎo · to scratch one's foot; (fig.) to be stingy; (slang) (of a celebrity) to twiddle one's thumbs (i.e. not release any new material etc)

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Word information

Simplified抠脚

Traditional摳腳

Pinyinkōu jiǎo

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

抠kōu

to lift, to raise; tight-fisted

脚jiǎo

leg, foot; foundation, base

How to learn 抠脚

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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脚jiǎo

foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]; classifier for kicks

脚步jiǎobù

footstep; step

脚印jiǎoyìn

footprint

绊脚石bànjiǎoshí

stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way

脚踏实地jiǎotāshídì

to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy; steady and serious character

抠kōu

to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; stingy; miserly; to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe)