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[削足適履] xuēzúshìlǚ to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
impractical or inelegant solution

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        xiāo/xuē, to peel with a knife/to pare/to cut (a ball at tennis etc), to pare/to reduce/to...
        xuējiǎn, [削減], to cut down/to reduce/to lower
        xuēruò, to weaken/to impair/to cripple
        bōxuē, [剝削], to exploit/exploitation
        shòuxuē, slim
        dāoxiāomiàn, [刀削麵], knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
        bōxuēzhě, [剝削者], exploiter (of labor)
        qiēxiāo, to cut/cutting/machining
        xuējià, [削價], to cut down the price
        xiāoqiú, (sport) to chop/to cut
        
        xuēfà, [削髮], to shave one's head/fig. to become a monk or nun/to take the tonsure

        zúgòu, [足夠], enough/sufficient
        mǎnzú, [滿足], to satisfy/to meet (the needs of)/satisfied/content
        jù/zú, excessive, foot/to be sufficient/ample
        zúqiú, soccer ball/a football/CL:個|个[gè]/soccer/football
        zúyǐ, sufficient to.../so much so that/so that
        bùzú, insufficient/lacking/deficiency/not enough/inadequate/not worth/cannot/should no...
        shízú, ample/complete/hundred percent/a pure shade (of some color)
        chōngzú, adequate/sufficient/abundant
        zújì, [足跡], footprint/track/spoor
        zúzú, fully/no less than/as much as/extremely
        wēibùzúdào, negligible/insignificant
        zúqiúduì, [足球隊], soccer team
        wúzúqīngzhòng, [無足輕重], insignificant
        yuǎnzú, [遠足], excursion/hike/march
        
        shèzú, to set foot in/to step into/to become involved for the first time
        shīzú, to lose one's footing/to slip/to take a wrong step in life
        zhīzú, content with one's situation/to know contentment (hence happiness)
        zúqiúsài, [足球賽], soccer match/soccer competition
        shǒuzúwúcuò, [手足無措], at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered
        zúqiúchǎng, [足球場], football field/soccer field
        xīnmǎnyìzú, [心滿意足], perfectly contented (idiom)/perfectly satisfied
        zìjǐzìzú, [自給自足], self-sufficiency/autarchy
        lìzú, to stand/to have a footing/to be established/to base oneself on
        bùzúwéiqí, [不足為奇], not at all surprising (idiom)
        zúzhìduōmóu, [足智多謀], resourceful/full of stratagems
        zhùzú, [駐足], to stop (walking)/to halt
        jǔzúqīngzhòng, [舉足輕重], to play a critical role (idiom)/influential
        píngtóulùnzú, [評頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
        shǒuzú, hands and feet/(fig.) brothers/retinue, henchmen, accomplices
        jiézúxiāndēng, the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)/the early bird catches the worm/first co...
        tàzú, to set foot on (a foreign land etc)/to tread/(fig.) to enter (a new sphere)
        shǒuwǔzúdǎo, hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
        pǐntóulùnzú, [品頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
        
        fùzú, rich/plentiful
        qíngtóngshǒuzú, as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers/deep fr...
        zúbùchūhù, [足不出戶], lit. not putting a foot outside/to stay at home
        kāizúmǎlì, [開足馬力], to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed/fig. to work as hard as possi...
        chāzú, to squeeze in/to step in/to take part/to step between (two persons in a relation...
        lìzúdiǎn, [立足點], foothold
        
        shǒuzúzhīqíng, brotherly affection
        měizhōngbùzú, everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
        huàshétiānzú, [畫蛇添足], lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfl...
        guǒzúbùqián, to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
        shízú, [實足], full/complete/all of
        fēngyīzúshí, [豐衣足食], having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
        chángzú, [長足], remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
        jǔshǒutóuzú, [舉手投足], one's every movement (idiom)/comportment/gestures
        
        Dàzú, Dazu suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
        
        chìzú, barefoot/barefooted
        mízúzhēnguì, [彌足珍貴], extremely precious/valuable
        xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú, [心有餘而力不足], the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)/the spirit is willing but the fl...
        bùzúwéiguài, [不足為怪], not at all surprising (idiom)
        còuzú, [湊足], to scrape together enough (people, money etc)
        zhīzúchánglè, [知足常樂], satisfied with what one has (idiom)
        zújīn, pure gold/solid gold
        
        yīshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn, a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
        bǔzú, [補足], to bring up to full strength/to make up a deficiency/to fill (a vacancy, gap etc...
        píngtóupǐnzú, [評頭品足], to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
        xiāntiānbùzú, congenital deficiency/inherent weakness
        
        chuíxiōngdùnzú, [捶胸頓足], to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (idiom)
        
        zúxià, you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation)/below the foo...
        
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        Zúxié/zúxié, [足協], Chinese Football Association, soccer association/soccer federation/abbr. for 足球協...
        
        
        jiǔzúfànbǎo, [酒足飯飽], to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content
        gāozú, honorific: Your distinguished disciple/Your most brilliant pupil

        shìhé, [適合], to fit/to suit
        héshì, [合適], suitable/fitting/appropriate
        shìyìng, [適應], to adapt/to fit/to suit
        shūshì, [舒適], cozy/snug
        shìdàng, [適當], suitable/appropriate
        shìyòng, [適用], to be applicable
        bùshì, [不適], unwell/indisposed/out of sorts
        shìkěérzhǐ, [適可而止], to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can/don't overdo it/stop...
        kuò/Shì/shì, [適], see 李适[Lǐ Kuò], surname Shi, to fit/suitable/proper/just (now)/comfortable/well/...
        shìyí, [適宜], suitable/appropriate
        shìshí, [適時], timely/apt to the occasion/in due course
        shìdù, [適度], moderately/appropriate
        shìzhěshēngcún, [適者生存], survival of the fittest
        wúsuǒshìcóng, [無所適從], not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
        shìdéqífǎn, [適得其反], to produce the opposite of the desired result
        shìyìngxìng, [適應性], adaptability/flexibility
        shìzhōng, [適中], moderate/reasonable/conveniently situated
        
        shìliàng, [適量], appropriate amount
        shìpèiqì, [適配器], adapter (device)
        xiánshì, [閒適], leisurely and comfortable/relaxed
        shìféng, [適逢], to just happen to coincide with
        
        shìyì, [適意], agreeable
        shìlíng, [適齡], of age/of the appropriate age
        
        ānshì, [安適], quiet and comfortable
        
        shìxiāo, [適銷], marketable/saleable/appropriate to the market
        

        lǚxíng, to fulfill (one's obligations)/to carry out (a task)/to implement (an agreement)...
        lǚlì, [履歷], background (academic and work)/curriculum vitae/résumé
西         xīzhuānggélǚ, [西裝革履], dressed in Western-style clothes/impeccably attired
        rúlǚbóbīng, lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)/fig. to be extremely cautious/to be skati...
        bùlǚ, gait/to walk
        lǚ, shoe/to tread on
        lǚlìbiǎo, [履歷表], curriculum vitae (CV)/resume
        
        bùlǚwéijiān, [步履維艱], to have difficulty walking (idiom)/to walk with difficulty
        
        lǚyuē, [履約], to keep a promise/to honor an agreement
        lǚdài, [履帶], caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc)/(literary) shoes an...

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