rear foot; immediately after
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
the rear foot when stepping
Literally refers to the foot that is trailing when taking a stride.
Tā他
qián前
jiǎo脚
gāng刚
cǎi踩
wěn稳
，
hòu后
jiǎo脚
jiù就
gēn跟
le了
shàng上
lái来
。
As soon as his front foot found solid footing, his rear foot followed up.
Dì地
shàng上
hěn很
huá滑
，
wǒ我
qián前
jiǎo脚
yī一
huá滑
，
hòu后
jiǎo脚
yě也
zhàn站
bù不
wěn稳
。
The ground was very slippery; my front foot slipped and my rear foot couldn't stay steady either.
adverb
immediately after; right behind
informalUsed in the fixed pattern "前脚...后脚..." to indicate two events happening in very quick succession, with the second following right after the first.
Wǒ我
gāng刚
qián前
jiǎo脚
jìn进
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
，
tā他
hòu后
jiǎo脚
jiù就
zhuī追
guò过
lái来
wèn问
wèn问
tí题
le了
。
The moment I stepped into the office, he came right behind me to ask a question.
Jīng经
lǐ理
qián前
jiǎo脚
gāng刚
xuān宣
bù布
sàn散
huì会
，
dà大
jiā家
hòu后
jiǎo脚
jiù就
chōng冲
chū出
le了
huì会
yì议
shì室
。
The manager had barely announced the end of the meeting before everyone rushed out of the conference room.
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Wǒ我
qián前
jiǎo脚
jìn进
dà大
mén门
，
tā他
hòu后
jiǎo脚
jiù就
gǎn赶
dào到
le了
。
I had just entered the gate when he arrived right behind me.