铁脚板

鐵腳板

tiějiǎobǎn

phrase

Meanings

HSK 5

靠一双铁脚板，他走遍了全县每个村子。

Kào yī shuāng tiějiǎobǎn, tā zǒubiàn le quán xiàn měige cūnzi.

On nothing but his iron feet, he walked to every village in the county.

HSK 7-9

这位老邮递员有一双铁脚板，山里山外跑了几十年。

Zhèwèi lǎo yóudìyuán yǒu yī shuāng tiějiǎobǎn, shānlǐ shān wài pǎo le jǐshí nián.

This old postman has a pair of iron soles - he's been tramping in and out of the mountains for decades.

usage

Admiring, often used of soldiers, postmen, couriers, hikers - anyone whose feet seem to never get tired. Commonly pairs with 一双 (a pair of).

铁 tiě

脚 jiǎo

板 bǎn