Chinese word dictionary

捶胸顿足

chuí xiōng dùn zú · (idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)

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Simplified捶胸顿足

Traditional捶胸頓足

Pinyinchuí xiōng dùn zú

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Character breakdown

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

捶chuí

to beat, to lash, to strike with a cane

胸xiōng

breast, bosom; heart, mind

顿dùn

to pause; to bow; to arrange

足zú

foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough

How to learn 捶胸顿足

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足球zúqiú

soccer; football; a soccer ball; a football (CL:個|个[ge4])

顿dùn

to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

不足bùzú

insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not

充足chōngzú

adequate; sufficient; abundant

满足mǎnzú

to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content

足够zúgòu

enough; sufficient