shoe vamp; instep
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
the vamp or front upper part of a shoe; the instep area of a shoe
Refers to the part of the shoe that covers the top of the foot. Often colloquially expressed with the suffix 儿 as 鞋脸儿.
Zhè这
shuāng双
pí皮
xié鞋
de的
xié鞋
liǎn脸
hěn很
guāng光
huá滑
。
The vamp of this pair of leather shoes is very smooth.
Xié鞋
liǎn脸
mó磨
pò破
le了
de的
xié鞋
zi子
bù不
néng能
zài再
chuān穿
le了
。
Shoes with worn-out vamps cannot be worn anymore.
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Hái孩
zi子
de的
xié鞋
liǎn脸
ér儿
nòng弄
zāng脏
le了
。
The child's shoe vamp got dirty.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
kuǎn款
shì式
de的
xié鞋
liǎn脸
bǐ比
jiào较
qiǎn浅
。
This style has a relatively shallow vamp.