起脚

起腳

qǐjiǎo

verb #32,242

Meanings

1 to lift the foot; to take a kick (e.g. in football)
2 to set out; to start a journey
3 (dialect) to transport goods

Characters

to rise; to lift

Examples

他起脚一射，球进了！

Tā qǐjiǎo yī shè, qiú jìn le!

He swung his foot for a shot — goal!

天还没亮，他就起脚出门了。

Tiān hái méi liàng, tā jiù qǐjiǎo chūmén le.

Before daybreak, he set off and left the house.

Tips

usage

Most often heard in football commentary (起脚射门 'kick a shot at goal') and martial-arts/wuxia contexts (起脚踢 'launch a kick'). The 'set out on a journey' sense is older and somewhat literary.

Stroke Order

起 qǐ

脚 jiǎo