jiǎo

foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 腳

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  • 脚步jiǎobùfootstepB5
  • 脚印jiǎoyìnfootprintB6
  • 绊脚石bànjiǎoshístumbling blockB7
  • 脚踏实地jiǎotāshídìto have one's feet firmly planted on the gB7
  • 手脚shǒujiǎohand and footB7
  • 指手画脚zhǐshǒu-huàjiǎoto gesticulate while talking (idiom)B7

See it in sentences

他的脚比我的大。

His feet are bigger than mine.

他用脚把球踢出去。

He kicked the ball out with his foot.