脚跟 (腳跟)
jiǎo gēn
Pinyin

Definition

脚跟 (腳跟)
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jiǎo gēn
  1. heel

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

跟
gēn
  1. 1 heel
  2. 2 to follow closely
  3. 3 to go with
  4. 4 (of a woman) to marry sb
  5. 5 with
  6. 6 compared with
  7. 7 to
  8. 8 towards
  9. 9 and (joining two nouns)
高跟鞋
gāo gēn xié
  1. 1 high-heeled shoes
栽跟头
zāi gēn tou
  1. 1 to fall head over heels
  2. 2 (fig.) to come a cropper
站稳脚跟
zhàn wěn jiǎo gēn
  1. 1 to stand firmly
  2. 2 to gain a foothold
  3. 3 to establish oneself
紧跟
jǐn gēn
  1. 1 to follow precisely
  2. 2 to comply with

Idioms (1)

好男不跟女斗
hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu
  1. 1 a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我心里有猛虎在细嗅蔷薇”。人生原是战场，有猛虎才能在逆流里立定脚跟，在逆风里把握方向，做暴风雨中的海燕，做不改颜色的孤星。
wǒ xīnli yǒu měng hǔ zài xì xiù qiángwēi ”。rénshēng yuán shì zhànchǎng ，yǒu měng hǔ cáinéng zài nìliú lǐ lìdìng jiǎogēn ，zài nìfēng lǐ bǎwò fāngxiàng ，zuò bàofēngyǔ zhōng de hǎiyàn ，zuò bù gǎi yánsè de gūxīng 。
"In me the tiger sniffs the rose". Life is a battleground, and having a fierce tiger in one's heart is the only way you can get a firm footing against the flow of the stream, and orient oneself in the wind, like a swallow in the storm, or a lone star that never changes its color.
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但是凡事都需要时间。我们的企业算到现在，发展还不到30年，能有这么一大批新兴企业逐渐拓展海外市场已经是很惊人的成就了。比如海尔，联想和华为，都在自己的领域成功地站稳脚跟，现在正在不断努力成为世界认可的品牌。
dànshì fánshì dōu xūyào shíjiān 。wǒmen de qǐyè suàn dào xiànzài ，fāzhǎn hái bùdào sānshí nián ，néng yǒu zhème yīdàpī xīnxīng qǐyè zhújiàn tuòzhǎn hǎiwài shìchǎng yǐjīng shì hěn jīngrén de chéngjiù le 。bǐrú hǎi ěr ，liánxiǎng hé huáwéi ，dōu zài zìjǐ de lǐngyù chénggōng de zhànwěn jiǎogēn ，xiànzài zhèngzài bùduàn nǔlì chéngwéi shìjiè rènkě de pǐnpái 。
But everything takes time. Up till today, our companies haven't even been developing for thirty years. Having a big group of flourishing companies gradually opening up foreign markets is a surprising achievement. For example, Haier, Lenovo and Huawei all have a firm foothold in their fields. Now, they are working hard to become world-recognized brands.
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