脚印

腳印

jiǎoyìn

noun HSK 6 #6,674

Meanings

1 footprint; footmark

Characters

print; mark; seal

Foot print — the mark left by a foot.

Examples

沙滩上有一串脚印。

Shātān shàng yǒu yī chuàn jiǎoyìn.

There's a trail of footprints on the beach.

雪地上留下了深深的脚印。

Xuědì shàng liúxià le shēnshēn de jiǎoyìn.

Deep footprints were left in the snow.

警察根据脚印找到了嫌疑人。

Jǐngchá gēnjù jiǎoyìn zhǎodào le xiányírén.

The police found the suspect based on the footprints.

人类在月球上留下了第一个脚印。

Rénlèi zài yuèqiú shàng liúxià le dì yī gè jiǎoyìn.

Humanity left the first footprint on the moon.

Tips

usage

脚印 can be used figuratively to mean traces or marks left behind (like 'footprint' in English). 足迹 (zújì) is a more literary synonym, often used metaphorically: 他的足迹遍布全球 (his footprints span the globe).

Stroke Order

脚 jiǎo

印 yìn