niè jiǎo gēn

Traditional: 躡腳跟

蹑脚跟 (niè jiǎo gēn) is a Chinese word meaning “to walk cautiously in order not to make noise”.

Meanings

  1. 1to walk cautiously in order not to make noise

Characters in 蹑脚跟

蹑niè · to walk on tiptoe脚jiǎo · foot跟gēn · heel

Related words

跟heel脚foot脚role (variant of 角[jue2])跟踪to follow sb's tracks跟着to follow after脚趾toe手脚hand and foot脚踝ankle高跟鞋high-heeled shoes脚下under the foot脚步footstep跟随to follow

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