Meaning of 脚印
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- footprint
How to use 脚印
脚印 is used for real footprints in snow, sand or mud, and also figuratively for the traces of someone's progress or journey. It often pairs with 留下 (liúxià, to leave behind). Example: 雪地上有一串脚印。(Xuědì shang yǒu yí chuàn jiǎoyìn.) There is a trail of footprints in the snow.
脚 (jiǎo) means foot and 印 (yìn) means a print or stamp, the same 印 you see in 打印 (dǎyìn, to print). A foot that leaves a stamp on the ground makes a footprint.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 脚印 (jiǎoyìn, footprint) with 脚步 (jiǎobù, footstep). 脚步 is the step or its sound, while 脚印 is the mark left behind. Also keep 脚 in the third tone; it is not jiào.
脚印 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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脚 jiǎo · foot · 11 strokes
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印 yìn · to print · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 脚印.
| 打印 | dǎyìn | to affix a seal; to stamp |
| 印象 | yìnxiàng | impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory |
| 复印 | fùyìn | to photocopy; to duplicate a document |
| 脚步 | jiǎobù | footstep; step |
| 印刷 | yìnshuā | to print; printing |
| 打印机 | dǎyìnjī | printer |
| 手脚 | shǒujiǎo | hand and foot; movement of limbs |
| 印章 | yìnzhāng | seal; signet |
| 指手画脚 | zhǐshǒu-huàjiǎo | to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands |
| 印证 | yìnzhèng | to confirm; to corroborate; to verify; proof; evidence |
| 印刷术 | yìnshuāshù | printing; printing technology |
| 脚下 | jiǎoxià | under the foot |
Questions about 脚印
What does 脚印 mean?
脚印 (jiǎoyìn) means "footprint" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 脚印?
脚印 is made of 2 characters: 脚 (11 strokes), 印 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 脚印 an HSK word?
Yes. 脚印 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 脚印 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 脚印 is written 腳印.
What measure word is used with 脚印?
Use 个 (gè) for a single footprint, as in 一个脚印. For a line of footprints, 串 (chuàn) or 行 (háng) is common, as in 一串脚印.
Can 脚印 be used figuratively?
Yes. Phrases like 一步一个脚印 (yí bù yí gè jiǎoyìn) mean doing things steadily and solidly, one step at a time. It praises careful, practical progress.