heel
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
heel
informalInformal, spoken form of 脚跟 (jiǎogēn). The 'r' in 后跟 is often pronounced with a neutral tone.
Zǒu走
le了
yī一
tiān天
lù路
，
wǒ我
de的
jiǎo脚
hòu后
gen跟
dōu都
téng疼
le了
。
After walking all day, my heels are sore.
Tā他
xié鞋
zi子
lǐ里
yǒu有
gè个
xiǎo小
shí石
zi子
，
gè硌
zhe着
jiǎo脚
hòu后
gen跟
le了
。
There's a small pebble in his shoe, and it's pressing against his heel.
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Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
shuāi摔
dǎo倒
le了
，
kē磕
dào到
le了
jiǎo脚
hòu后
gen跟
。
The little child fell down and bumped his heel.