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脚jiǎofoot

HSK 3word

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脚 (jiǎo) means "foot," "leg" of an animal or an object, or "base" of an object. 我的脚很大 says my feet are very big. 我的两只脚都很大 says both of my feet are very big. 桌子有四个脚 says the table has four legs. 山的脚在这里 says the base of the mountain is here. Those sentences use foot, leg, and base.

What does 脚 mean?

  1. 1.

    footnoun

  2. 2.

    leg (of an animal or an object)noun

  3. 3.

    base (of an object)noun

What does the character 脚 mean?

  • 脚foot

How do you use 脚?

我的脚 names a person's foot, and 桌子的脚 can name a table leg.

Patterns

  • 我的 + 脚

    我的脚很大。

    Wǒ de jiǎo hěn dà.

    My feet are very big.

  • 有 + Number + 个 + 脚

    桌子有四个脚。

    Zhuōzi yǒu sì gè jiǎo.

    The table has four legs.

  • Noun + 的 + 脚

    山的脚在这里。

    Shān de jiǎo zài zhèlǐ.

    The base of the mountain is here.

What are some examples of 脚 in a sentence?

  1. 我的脚很大。

    Wǒ de jiǎo hěn dà.

    My feet are very big.

  2. 我的两只脚都很大。

    Wǒ de liǎng zhī jiǎo dōu hěn dà.

    Both of my feet are very big.

  3. 桌子有四个脚。

    Zhuōzi yǒu sì gè jiǎo.

    The table has four legs.

  4. 山的脚在这里。

    Shān de jiǎo zài zhèlǐ.

    The base of the mountain is here.

How is 脚 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你的右脚好吗?

    Nǐ de yòu jiǎo hǎo ma?

    Is your right foot all right?

  2. Speaker B:

    我的右脚不好,不能走。

    Wǒ de yòu jiǎo bù hǎo, bù néng zǒu.

    My right foot is not well, and I can't walk.

  3. Speaker A:

    你的左脚也不好吗?

    Nǐ de zuǒ jiǎo yě bù hǎo ma?

    Is your left foot not well either?

  4. Speaker B:

    我的左脚不好。

    Wǒ de zuǒ jiǎo bù hǎo.

    My left foot is not well.

Can you use 脚 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我的___很大。(My feet are very big.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "The table has four legs"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 山的___在这里。(The base of the mountain is here.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.