足 (zú) means Foot (ample - as much as - enough). Below are 24 of the 40 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这一票举 足 轻重。
Zhè yí piào jǔzúqīngzhòng.
This one vote holds the balance.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 举足轻重
他不满 足 于现状。
Tā bù mǎnzú yú xiànzhuàng.
He is not content with the status quo.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 现状
这个理由十 足 充分。
Zhège lǐyóu shízú chōngfèn.
This reason is entirely sufficient.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 十足
这点损失微不 足 道。
Zhè diǎn sǔnshī wēi bù zú dào.
This small loss is negligible.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 微不足道
老人常说知 足 常乐。
Lǎorén cháng shuō zhīzúchánglè.
The old man often says that contentment brings happiness.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 知足常乐
下午我们去踢 足 球吧。
Xiàwǔ wǒmen qù tī zúqiú ba.
Let's go play football this afternoon.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 踢足球
我们的时间有点不 足 。
Wǒmen de shíjiān yǒudiǎn bùzú.
We are a little short of time.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不足
孩子需要 足 够的营养。
Háizi xūyào zúgòu de yíngyǎng.
Children need enough nutrition.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 营养
雨水 足 ,庄稼就茂盛。
Yǔshuǐ zú, zhuāngjia jiù màoshèng.
With enough rain the crops flourish.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 茂盛
弟弟和同学一起踢 足 球。
Dìdi hé tóngxué yìqǐ tī zúqiú.
My younger brother plays football with his classmates.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 踢足球
他对现在的生活很满 足 。
Tā duì xiànzài de shēnghuó hěn mǎnzú.
He is content with his life now.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 满足
这个房间的光线很充 足 。
Zhège fángjiān de guāngxiàn hěn chōngzú.
This room has plenty of light.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 充足
他在这个行业举 足 轻重。
Tā zài zhège hángyè jǔzúqīngzhòng.
He is a decisive figure in this industry.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 举足轻重
计划要立 足 于实际情况。
Jìhuà yào lìzú yú shíjì qíngkuàng.
The plan must be based on actual conditions.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 立足
说起 足 球,他滔滔不绝。
Shuō qǐ zúqiú, tā tāotāo bù jué.
Once on the subject of football he talks non-stop.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 滔滔不绝
他们储备了充 足 的物资。
Tāmen chǔbèi le chōngzú de wùzī.
They have stocked up ample supplies.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 物资
他准备不 足 ,以致失败。
Tā zhǔnbèi bùzú, yǐzhì shībài.
He was inadequately prepared, and so failed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 以致
这些证据 足 以说明问题。
Zhèxiē zhèngjù zúyǐ shuōmíng wèntí.
This evidence is enough to make the point.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 足以
这点钱不 足 以支付学费。
Zhè diǎn qián bù zúyǐ zhīfù xuéfèi.
This money is not enough to cover the tuition.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 足以
昨天我看了一场 足 球比赛。
Zuótiān wǒ kàn le yì chǎng zúqiú bǐsài.
Yesterday I watched a football match.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 场
经验不 足 是他最大的问题。
Jīngyàn bùzú shì tā zuì dà de wèntí.
Lack of experience is his biggest problem.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不足
他加入了一个 足 球俱乐部。
Tā jiārù le yí ge zúqiú jùlèbù.
He joined a football club.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 俱乐部
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足 appears in 40 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
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How is 足 used in a sentence?
This page shows 40 sentences using 足 (zú, "Foot (ample - as much as - enough)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 足 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 足 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
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The dictionary page for 足 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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