niè zú

Traditional: 躡足

蹑足 (niè zú) is a Chinese word meaning “to walk on tiptoe; to step on sb's foot; to join (a trade, profession etc)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to walk on tiptoe
  2. 2to step on sb's foot
  3. 3to join (a trade, profession etc)
  4. 4to associate with (a certain group of people)

Characters in 蹑足

蹑niè · to walk on tiptoe足jù · excessive

Related words

足够enough; sufficient满足to satisfy足excessive足(bound form) foot; leg足球soccer; football足以sufficient to...不足insufficient十足ample充足adequate足迹footprint足足fully微不足道negligible; insignificant

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