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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

足 [zú]
  1. 1. noun foot
    足迹
    footprint
  2. 2. adjective ample
    充足
    adequate
  3. 3. adverb [达到某种程度] as much as
    一顿酒席足足可以花上1000块钱。
    You can spend as much as a thousand yuan on a banquet.
    他足足用了两年时间写这本书。
    It took him a whole two years to write this book.
  4. 4. adverb [足以] enough

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

足 [zú]
  1. 1. noun foot; leg
    自首至足
    from head to foot
    自从中风，他便把自己关在屋子里，足不出户。
  2. 2. noun leg (of certain utensils)
  3. 3. adjective enough; ample; sufficient
    足吃足喝
    eat and drink to one's satisfaction
    赚足了钱
    made plenty of money
    工人们生产劲头很足。
    The workers are full of drive in their work.
    现在的生活使我丰衣足食。
    等我赚足了钱，我就要周游世界，品尝各国美食。
    大家干劲十足啊，加油！
    对于你对我的关怀，我很满足。
  4. 4. adverb fully; as much as
    路上足足走了两个钟头。
    The journey took fully two hours.
    从这里到邮局足有二里路。
    It's a good two li from here to the post office.
    短短的500米，我竟然足足走了30分钟。
    这个上坡足有1000米。
  5. 5. adverb (usually used in the negative) enough; sufficiently
    无足挂齿
    not worth mentioning
    这点小事无足挂齿，不用放在心上。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

足 [zú]
  1. 1. 名 人体下肢的统称;特指踝骨以下的部分
    手舞足蹈。
    削足适履。
    足跟。
  2. 2. 名 器物下部形状像腿一样起支撑作用的部分
    鼎足。
  3. 3. 名 指足球或足球队
    足坛劲旅。
    中国女足。
  4. 4. E"足"作左偏旁时要改成"婛",如"路""蹄""踢"。
  5. 5. 形 富裕;充足
    丰衣足食。
    富足。
    干劲很足。
    足月。
  6. 6. 副 完全可以;值得(多用于否定)
    微不足道。
    不足为凭。
    无足轻重。
  7. 7. 副 表示充分达到某种数量或程度
    这根竹竿足有三四米长。
    一小时足能完成。
See more results for 足 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

凡此种种，不一而足。
There are countless similar cases. or Such instances are legion. → 不一而足
自首至足
from head to foot → 足
家给人足
each family is provided for and every person is well-fed and well-clothed; all live in plenty → 给
斑斑劣迹，不一而足。 → 不一而足
尼龙绳韧性足。 → 尼龙
他学习的劲头现在很足。 → 劲头
这位歌手的举手投足真有大家风范。
The actions of this singer are redolent of the style of a master. → 举手投足
湖广熟,天下足。 → 湖
家给人足 → 给
一小时足能完成。 → 足
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