niè​shǒu​niè​jiǎo

to tiptoe

  • created sense approved 蹑手蹑脚/躡手躡腳 · niè​shǒu​niè​jiǎo · to tiptoe — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蹑手蹑脚 / 躡手躡腳

    niè​shǒu​niè​jiǎo

    to tiptoe

    to walk quietly on tiptoe; to move stealthily so as not to be heard

    蹑 (literal) → 蹑/躡 · niè · to walk quietly 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand 蹑 (literal) → 蹑/躡 · niè · to walk quietly 脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 蹑手蹑脚/躡手躡腳 · niè​shǒu​niè​jiǎo · hesitant — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蹑手蹑脚 / 躡手躡腳

    niè​shǒu​niè​jiǎo

    hesitant

    to be hesitant or restrained; to act in a stiff or awkward manner due to lack of experience

    蹑 (literal) → 蹑/躡 · niè · to walk quietly 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand 蹑 (literal) → 蹑/躡 · niè · to walk quietly 脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense