stamp feet in anger or anxiety
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to stamp one's feet (in anxiety or anger)
Often used with 儿 (跳脚儿) in northern dialects. Expresses strong emotion like frustration, rage, or agitation.
Tā他
qì气
de得
zhí直
tiào跳
jiǎo脚
。
He was hopping mad, stamping his feet with rage.
Tīng听
dào到
huǒ火
chē车
wǎn晚
diǎn点
de的
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā她
jí急
de得
zhí直
tiào跳
jiǎo脚
。
Hearing that the train was delayed, she stamped her feet anxiously.
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Hái孩
zi子
zhǎo找
bù不
dào到
mā妈
ma妈
，
zài在
yuán原
dì地
tiào跳
jiǎo脚
dà大
kū哭
。
The child couldn't find his mother and stood there stamping his feet and crying loudly.