削足适履 削足適履
削足适履 削足適履 xuē zú shì lǚ ㄒㄩㄝ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄩˇ soek3 zuk1 sik1 lei5
- to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
- impractical or inelegant solution
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削
- 削弱 xuē ruò ㄒㄩㄝ ㄖㄨㄛˋ soek3 joek6 to weaken
- 削减 削減 xuē jiǎn ㄒㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄢˇ soek3 gaam2 to cut down
- 剥削 剝削 bō xuē ㄅㄛ ㄒㄩㄝ mok1 soek3 to exploit
- 切削 qiē xiāo ㄑㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠ cit3 soek3 to cut
- 削价 削價 xuē jià ㄒㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄚˋ soek3 gaa3 to cut down the price
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- 削尖 xiāo jiān ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄢ soek3 zim1 to sharpen
- 削波 xuē bō ㄒㄩㄝ ㄅㄛ soek3 bo1 clipping (signal processing)
- 削球 xiāo qiú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ soek3 kau4 (sport) to chop
- 削瘦 xuē shòu ㄒㄩㄝ ㄕㄡˋ soek3 sau3 thin
- 削籍 xuē jí ㄒㄩㄝ ㄐㄧˊ soek3 zik6 (of an official) dismissal from office (old)
- 削职 削職 xuē zhí ㄒㄩㄝ ㄓˊ soek3 zik1 demotion
- 削除 xuē chú ㄒㄩㄝ ㄔㄨˊ soek3 ceoi4 to remove
- 削发 削髮 xuē fà ㄒㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˋ soek3 faat3 to shave one's head
- 减削 減削 jiǎn xuē ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄝ gaam2 soek3 to reduce
- 瘦削 shòu xuē ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄝ sau3 soek3 slim
- 陡削 dǒu xiāo ㄉㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ dau2 soek3 precipitous
- 刀削面 刀削麵 dāo xiāo miàn ㄉㄠ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄢˋ dou1 soek3 min6 knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
- 削铅笔 削鉛筆 xiāo qiān bǐ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˇ soek3 jyun4 bat1 to sharpen a pencil
- 剥削者 剝削者 bō xuē zhě ㄅㄛ ㄒㄩㄝ ㄓㄜˇ mok1 soek3 ze2 exploiter (of labor)
- 下旋削球 xià xuán xiāo qiú ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ haa6 syun4 soek3 kau4 (golf, tennis) undercut
足
- 不足 bù zú ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ bat1 zuk1 insufficient
- 充足 chōng zú ㄔㄨㄥ ㄗㄨˊ cung1 zuk1 adequate
- 十足 shí zú ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ sap6 zuk1 ample
- 富足 fù zú ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ fu3 zuk1 rich
- 满足 滿足 mǎn zú ㄇㄢˇ ㄗㄨˊ mun5 zuk1 to satisfy
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- 知足 zhī zú ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ zi1 zuk1 content with one's situation
- 立足 lì zú ㄌㄧˋ ㄗㄨˊ laap6 zuk1 to stand
- 足以 zú yǐ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧˇ zuk1 ji5 sufficient to...
- 足够 足夠 zú gòu ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄡˋ zuk1 gau3 enough; sufficient
- 足球 zú qiú ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ zuk1 kau4 soccer; football
- 足迹 足跡 zú jì ㄗㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ zuk1 zik1 footprint
- 长足 長足 cháng zú ㄔㄤˊ ㄗㄨˊ coeng4 zuk1 remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
- 微不足道 wēi bù zú dào ㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ mei4 bat1 zuk1 dou6 negligible; insignificant
- 无足轻重 無足輕重 wú zú qīng zhòng ㄨˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ mou4 zuk1 hing1 cung5 insignificant
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú ㄇㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ mei5 zung1 bat1 zuk1 everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
- 足智多谋 足智多謀 zú zhì duō móu ㄗㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄡˊ zuk1 zi3 do1 mau4 resourceful
- 世足 Shì zú ㄕˋ ㄗㄨˊ sai3 zuk1 World Cup (soccer) (Tw)
- 国足 國足 guó zú ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄨˊ gwok3 zuk1 national soccer team
- 大足 Dà zú ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨˊ daai6 zuk1 see 大足区
适 適
- 不适 不適 bù shì ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ bat1 sik1 unwell
- 合适 合適 hé shì ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˋ hap6 sik1 suitable; fitting; appropriate
- 舒适 舒適 shū shì ㄕㄨ ㄕˋ syu1 sik1 cozy
- 适中 適中 shì zhōng ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sik1 zung1 moderate
- 适合 適合 shì hé ㄕˋ ㄏㄜˊ sik1 hap6 to fit; to suit
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- 适宜 適宜 shì yí ㄕˋ ㄧˊ sik1 ji4 suitable
- 适度 適度 shì dù ㄕˋ ㄉㄨˋ sik1 dou6 moderately
- 适应 適應 shì yìng ㄕˋ ㄧㄥˋ sik1 jing3 to adapt
- 适时 適時 shì shí ㄕˋ ㄕˊ sik1 si4 timely
- 适用 適用 shì yòng ㄕˋ ㄩㄥˋ sik1 jung6 to be applicable
- 适当 適當 shì dàng ㄕˋ ㄉㄤˋ sik1 dong3 suitable; appropriate
- 适量 適量 shì liàng ㄕˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ sik1 loeng6 appropriate amount
- 安适 安適 ān shì ㄢ ㄕˋ on1 sik1 quiet and comfortable
- 巴适 巴適 bā shì ㄅㄚ ㄕˋ baa1 sik1 (Sichuan dialect) comfortable; suitable; excellent; really good
- 恬适 恬適 tián shì ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ tim4 sik1 quiet and comfortable
- 普适 普適 pǔ shì ㄆㄨˇ ㄕˋ pou2 sik1 universal
- 李适 Lǐ Kuò ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ lei5 kut3 Li Kuo, personal name of tenth Tang emperor Dezong 德宗, (742-805), reigned 779-805
- 胡适 胡適 Hú Shì ㄏㄨˊ ㄕˋ wu4 sik1 Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白话文
- 调适 調適 tiáo shì ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ tiu4 sik1 to adapt (to an environment etc)
- 适人 適人 shì rén ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ sik1 jan4 (said of a woman) to marry (old)
履
- 履历 履歷 lǚ lì ㄌㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ lei5 lik6 background (academic and work)
- 履行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lei5 hang4 to fulfill (one's obligations)
- 履带 履帶 lǚ dài ㄌㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ lei5 daai3 caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc)
- 履新 lǚ xīn ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄣ lei5 san1 (of an official) to take up a new post
- 履约 履約 lǚ yuē ㄌㄩˇ ㄩㄝ lei5 joek3 to keep a promise
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- 履职 履職 lǚ zhí ㄌㄩˇ ㄓˊ lei5 zik1 to fulfill one's job or duty
- 履践 履踐 lǚ jiàn ㄌㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ lei5 cin5 to carry out (a task)
- 步履 bù lǚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄩˇ bou6 lei5 gait
- 衣履 yī lǚ ㄧ ㄌㄩˇ ji1 lei5 clothes and shoes
- 蹑履 躡履 niè lǚ ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄩˇ nip6 lei5 to wear shoes
- 躬履 gōng lǚ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄩˇ gung1 lei5 to carry out a task personally
- 革履 gé lǚ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄩˇ gaak3 lei5 leather (shoes)
- 鞋履 xié lǚ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄩˇ haai4 lei5 footwear
- 履历片 履歷片 lǚ lì piàn ㄌㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋ lei5 lik6 pin3 curriculum vitae (CV)
- 履历表 履歷表 lǚ lì biǎo ㄌㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ lei5 lik6 biu2 curriculum vitae (CV)
- 半履带车 半履帶車 bàn lǚ dài chē ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄔㄜ bun3 lei5 daai3 ce1 half-track (vehicle with wheels at the front and continuous tracks in the rear)
- 如履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄩˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄧㄥ jyu4 lei5 bok6 bing1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
- 履舄交错 履舄交錯 lǚ xì jiāo cuò ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄘㄨㄛˋ lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go
- 履险如夷 履險如夷 lǚ xiǎn rú yí ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˊ lei5 him2 jyu4 ji4 lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
- 步履维艰 步履維艱 bù lǚ wéi jiān ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄩˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ bou6 lei5 wai4 gaan1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)