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蹑脚

niè jiǎo

2-character word Traditional 躡腳

What 蹑脚 means

1. to walk cautiously in order not to make noise

The characters in 蹑脚

• 蹑nièto walk on tiptoe; to walk quietly; to tread (on)
• 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)

Example sentences

• 汤姆悄悄地打开了门，蹑手蹑脚地走进了房间。
  Tom quietly opened the door and tiptoed into the room.

Words starting with 蹑脚

• 蹑脚跟niè jiǎo gēnto walk cautiously in order not to make noise
• 蹑脚根niè jiǎo gēnvariant of 蹑脚跟

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