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[腳踏兩條船] jiǎotàliǎngtiáochuán lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
fig. to have it both ways
to run after two hares
(especially) to have two lovers at the same time

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        jiǎo/jué, [腳], foot/leg (of an animal or an object)/base (of an object)/CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]...
        jiǎozhǐ, [腳趾], toe
        shǒujiǎo, [手腳], hand and foot/movement of limbs/action/trick/step in a procedure (CL: 道[dào])
        jiǎohuái, [腳踝], ankle
        jiǎoxià, [腳下], under the foot
        jiǎobù, [腳步], footstep/step
        jiǎoyìn, [腳印], footprint
        biéjiǎo, [蹩腳], inferior/shoddy/lousy/lame
        dàjiǎo, [大腳], naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiǎo jiǎo])/long kick (soc...
        zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo, [指手畫腳], to gesticulate while talking (idiom)/to explain by waving one's hands/to critici...
        jiǎozhǐtou, [腳趾頭], toe
        jiǎojiān, [腳尖], the extremity of the foot
        jiǎotàchē, [腳踏車], bicycle/bike (Tw)/CL:輛|辆[liàng]
        jiǎodǐ, [腳底], soles of the feet
        luòjiǎo, [落腳], to stay for a time/to stop over/to lodge/to sink down (into soft ground)/leftove...
        
        jiǎogēn, [腳跟], heel
        dòngshǒudòngjiǎo, [動手動腳], to come to blows/to paw/to grope/to get fresh
        bànjiǎoshí, [絆腳石], stumbling block/obstacle/someone who gets in your way
        quánjiǎo, [拳腳], Chinese boxing/fist and feet/punching and kicking
        
        shǒumángjiǎoluàn, [手忙腳亂], to act with confusion/to be in a flurry/to be flustered
        chìjiǎo, [赤腳], barefoot
        jiǎotàshídì, [腳踏實地], to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without fligh...
        mǎjiǎo, [馬腳], sth one wishes to conceal/the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")
        
        zuòshǒujiǎo, [做手腳], to defraud/to rig up (a scam)
        
        jiǎoběn, [腳本], script
        tuǐjiǎo, [腿腳], legs and feet/ability to walk/strides
        sānjiǎojià, [三腳架], tripod/derrick crane
        jiǎohòugēn, [腳後跟], heel
        jiǎobǎn, [腳板], the sole of the foot
        xiǎojiǎo, [小腳], bound feet (traditional)
        jiǎoshǒujià, [腳手架], scaffolding
        diànjiǎoshí, [墊腳石], stepping stone/fig. person used to advance one's career
        shuāngjiǎo, [雙腳], two legs/both feet
        máoshǒumáojiǎo, [毛手毛腳], carelessly and haphazardly/to paw/to grope/to get fresh
        jiǎoliào, [腳鐐], fetters/leg-irons
        
        
        
        jiǎozhǎng, [腳掌], the sole of the foot
        shānjiǎo, [山腳], foot of a mountain
        bàofójiǎo, [抱佛腳], lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fi...
        
        
        xiūjiǎo, [修腳], pedicure
        gāojiǎobēi, [高腳杯], goblet
        jiǎoyāzi, [腳丫子], (coll.) foot
        nièshǒunièjiǎo, [躡手躡腳], to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)
        yùnjiǎo, [韻腳], rhyming word ending a line of verse/rhyme
        xiējiǎo, [歇腳], to stop on the way for a rest
        qiánjiǎo, [前腳], one moment ..., (the next ...)/leading foot (in walking)
        
        quándǎjiǎotī, [拳打腳踢], lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up/fig. determined to sort out a problem
        suōshǒusuōjiǎo, [縮手縮腳], bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
        
        dàshǒudàjiǎo, [大手大腳], extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful/wasteful
        
        hòujiǎo, [後腳], (one moment ...,) the next .../trailing foot (in walking)
        lòumǎjiǎo, [露馬腳], to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature/to give the game ...
        jiǎozhù, [腳注], footnote
        qīngshǒuqīngjiǎo, [輕手輕腳], (to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom)
        jiǎopǔ, [腳蹼], flippers/fins
        
        zhùjiǎo, [註腳], footnote
        jiǎoqì, [腳氣], beriberi/athlete's foot
        
        jiǎobózi, [腳脖子], (coll.) ankle
        diànjiao, [墊腳], litter (animal bedding)
        
        xiūjiǎoshī, [修腳師], pedicurist
        
        
        Xiānggǎngjiǎo, [香港腳], athlete's foot
        tiàojiǎo, [跳腳], to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc)/to dance on one's feet/hopping mad...
        gēnjiǎo, [跟腳], to feet the feet perfectly/to follow closely/hard on sb's heels
        
        
        jiǎozhǎo, [腳爪], paw/claw
        jiǎobèi, [腳背], instep (upper surface of the foot)
        chìjiǎoyīshēng, [赤腳醫生], barefoot doctor/farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
        wāqiángjiǎo, [挖牆腳], to undermine/to let someone down/to seduce someone away from something
        jiǎoxuǎn, [腳癬], athlete's foot
        
        jiǎoxīn, [腳心], arch of the foot
        
        
        
        
        
        
        jiǎofū, [腳夫], porter/bearer
        jiǎomiàn, [腳面], instep (upper surface of the foot)
        
        
        sìjiǎoshé, [四腳蛇], lizard/common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴[xī yì]
        
        

        tā/tà, see 踏實|踏实[tā shi], to tread/to stamp/to step on/to press a pedal/to investigate ...
        tītàwǔ, tap dance
        tàbǎn, pedal (in a car, on a piano etc)/treadle/footstool/footrest/footboard
        jiàntà, [踐踏], to trample
        jiǎotàchē, [腳踏車], bicycle/bike (Tw)/CL:輛|辆[liàng]
        tāshi, [踏實], firmly-based/steady/steadfast/to have peace of mind/free from anxiety/Taiwan pr....
        jiǎotàshídì, [腳踏實地], to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without fligh...
        tàzú, to set foot on (a foreign land etc)/to tread/(fig.) to enter (a new sphere)
        tàbù, stride/to step (on the spot)/to mark time/at a standstill
        
        tàjìn, [踏進], to set foot in/to tread (in or on)/to walk into
        tàshàng, to set foot on/to step on or into
        dàtàbù, in big strides/(fig.) in giant steps
        
        
        tātāshíshí, [踏踏實實], steady/steadfast
        zāotà, variant of 糟蹋[zāo tà]
        
        tàkān, to go and inspect (a site)/to do an on-site survey
        tàxuě, to go for a walk in the snow
        tàqīng, lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned gre...
        
        

        liǎng, [兩], two/both/some/a few/tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a...
        
        liǎngzhě, [兩者], both sides
        liǎngbian, [兩邊], either side/both sides
        
        
        
        
        
        liǎngmǎshì, [兩碼事], two quite different things/another kettle of fish
        liǎngxiàzi, [兩下子], a couple of times/to repeat the same/the same old trick/tricks of the trade
退         jìntuìliǎngnán, [進退兩難], no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma/trapp...
        
        liǎngcè, [兩側], two sides/both sides
        sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
        liǎngmiànpài, [兩面派], two-faced person/double-dealing
        yīdāoliǎngduàn, [一刀兩斷], lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)/fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
        liǎngshǒukōngkōng, [兩手空空], empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
        liǎnghuíshì, [兩回事], two quite different things/two unrelated matters
        liǎngxìng, [兩性], male and female/both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc)/(chemi...
        
        liǎngduān, [兩端], both ends (of a stick etc)/two extremes
        liǎngnán, [兩難], dilemma/quandary/to face a difficult choice
        
        móléngliǎngkě, [模稜兩可], equivocal/ambiguous
        liǎnglèichādāo, [兩肋插刀], lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)/fig. to attach a great importance to fri...
        liǎngqī, [兩棲], amphibious/dual-talented/able to work in two different lines
        liǎngjí, [兩極], the two poles/the north and south poles/both ends of sth/electric or magnetic po...
        liǎngquánqíměi, [兩全其美], to satisfy rival demands (idiom)/to get the best of both worlds/to have it both ...
        xiǎoliǎngkǒu, [小兩口], (coll.) young married couple
        liǎngbàijùshāng, [兩敗俱傷], both sides suffer (idiom)/neither side wins
        liǎngkǒuzi, [兩口子], husband and wife
        
        
        liǎngtóu, [兩頭], both ends/both parties to a deal
        
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        liǎngmiàn, [兩面], both sides
        
        yījǔliǎngdé, [一舉兩得], one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
        bànjīnbāliǎng, [半斤八兩], not much to choose between the two/tweedledum and tweedledee
        liǎngyòng, [兩用], dual-use
        
        liǎngpáng, [兩旁], both sides/either side
        
        liǎngqīdòngwù, [兩棲動物], amphibian/amphibious animals
        sānyánliǎngyǔ, [三言兩語], in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
        
        pànruòliǎngrén, [判若兩人], to be a different person/not to be one's usual self
        
        
        sānliǎng, [三兩], two or three
        
        
        sìliǎngbōqiānjīn, [四兩撥千斤], lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)/fig. to achieve much with l...
        liǎngàn, [兩岸], bilateral/both shores/both sides/both coasts/Taiwan and mainland
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        jīnliǎng, [斤兩], weight/(fig.) importance
        
        
        
        
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        liǎngxiùqīngfēng, [兩袖清風], lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands/uncorrupted/...
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        shìbùliǎnglì, [勢不兩立], the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences/incompatible s...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        liǎngkǒur, [兩口兒], husband and wife/couple
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yínliǎng, [銀兩], silver currency/currency of the Qing dynasty based on the silver tael 兩|两
        Liǎnghuì, [兩會], National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conferenc...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        yīguóliǎngzhì, [一國兩制], one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        liǎngqì, [兩訖], received and paid for (business term)/the goods delivered and the bill settled
        
        sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
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        liǎngquán, [兩全], to satisfy both sides/to accommodate both (demands)
        
        
        
        
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        tiáo, [條], strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for long thin things (ri...
        tiáojiàn, [條件], condition/circumstances/term/factor/requirement/prerequisite/qualification/CL:個|...
        tiáozi, [條子], short note/slip of paper/stripe/(slang) cop/(old) prostitute
        zhǐtiáo, [紙條], slip of paper
        shǔtiáo, [薯條], french fries/french fried potatoes/chips
        miàntiáo, [麵條], noodles
        tiáokuǎn, [條款], clause (of contract or law)/CL:項|项[xiàng]
        tiáolì, [條例], regulations/rules/code of conduct/ordinances/statutes
        tiáoyuē, [條約], treaty/pact/CL:個|个[gè]
        zìtiáo, [字條], brief note
        tiáowén, [條紋], stripe
线         xiàntiáo, [線條], line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)/the lines or contours of a three-dimensional ...
        miáotiao, [苗條], (of a woman) slim/slender/graceful
便         biàntiáo, [便條], (informal) note/CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]
        wútiáojiàn, [無條件], unconditional
        xiāotiáo, [蕭條], bleak/desolate/(economic) depression or slump
        xìntiáo, [信條], creed/article of faith
        sǐlùyītiáo, [死路一條], (idiom) dead end/road to ruin
        tiáolǐ, [條理], arrangement/order/tidiness
        jǐngjǐngyǒutiáo, [井井有條], everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
        fātiáo, [發條], spring/coil spring (spiral spring used to power clockwork)
        Tóutiáo/tóutiáo, [頭條], Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日頭條|今日头条[Jīn rì Tóu...
        liàntiáo, [鏈條], chain/CL:根[gēn],條|条[tiáo]
        yǒutiáobùwěn, [有條不紊], regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
        tiáowén, [條文], clause/explanatory section in a document
        xīngtiáoqí, [星條旗], Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States
        tiáojiànfǎnshè, [條件反射], conditioned reflex
        jiàotiáo, [教條], doctrine/dogma/creed/dogmatic
        jīntiáo, [金條], gold bar
        tiáotiáokuàngkuàng, [條條框框], fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually d...
        fēngtiáo, [封條], seal
        tiáoxíngmǎ, [條形碼], barcode
        téngtiáo, [藤條], rattan
        jiàtiáo, [假條], leave of absence request (from work or school)/excuse note/CL:張|张[zhāng]
        tiáomù, [條目], clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document)/entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedi...
        yóutiáo, [油條], youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)/CL:根[gēn]/slick and sly person
        
        yītiáoxīn, [一條心], to be of one mind/to think or act alike
        shōutiáo, [收條], receipt
        tiáofú, [條幅], wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy)/banner
        yītiáolóng, [一條龍], lit. one dragon/integrated chain/coordinated process
        
        jiètiáo, [借條], receipt for a loan/IOU
        liǔtiáo, [柳條], willow/willow branches/wicker (material for basketwork)
        
        zhītiáo, [枝條], branch/twig/stem
        bìyàotiáojiàn, [必要條件], requirement/necessary condition (math)
        màntiáosīlǐ, [慢條斯理], unhurried/calm/composed/leisurely
        chángtiáo, [長條], strip
        cítiáo, [詞條], dictionary entry/lexical item/term
        gāngtiáo, [鋼條], steel bar
        xiānjuétiáojiàn, [先決條件], precondition/prerequisite
        chìtiáotiáo, [赤條條], stark naked
        
        qiàntiáo, [欠條], IOU/certificate of indebtedness
        huítiáo, [回條], receipt/note acknowledging receipt
        bìngjiàtiáo, [病假條], sick note/medical certificate for sick leave
        
        báitiáo, [白條], IOU/informal document acknowledging a debt
        jiètiáo, [戒條], commandment/precept
        jiàotiáozhǔyì, [教條主義], dogmatism
        DōngtiáoYīngjī, [東條英機], Tojo Hideki (1884-1948), Japanese military leader hanged as war criminal in 1948
        tiáoguī, [條規], rule
        
        
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        yǒutiáoyǒulǐ, [有條有理], everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
        jùtiáo, [鋸條], a sawblade
        
        
        
        tiáomǎ, [條碼], barcode
        
        
        
        tiáojiànjù, [條件句], conditional clause
        
        
        
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        fěntiáo, [粉條], vermicelli made from mung bean starch etc
        
        
        
        fútiáo, [輻條], (wheel) spoke
        sāntiáo, [三條], three of a kind (poker)
        
        
        
        tiáoxíng, [條形], a bar/a strip
        

        chuán, [舩], variant of 船[chuán], boat/vessel/ship/CL:條|条[tiáo],艘[sōu],隻|只[zhī]
        chuánzhǎng, [船長], captain (of a boat)/skipper
        
        fēichuán, [飛船], airship/spaceship
        chuányuán, [船員], sailor/crew member
        tàikōngchuán, spaceship
        huáchuán, to row a boat/rowing boat/rowing (sport)
        chuánzhī, [船隻], ship/boat/vessel
        
        fānchuán, sailboat
        xiǎochuán, boat
        
        chénchuán, shipwreck/sunken boat/sinking ship
        yǔzhòufēichuán, [宇宙飛船], spacecraft
        chuánwù, [船塢], (maritime) dock
        chuánwěi, back end of a ship/aft
        kāichuán, [開船], to set sail
        huòchuán, [貨船], cargo ship/freighter
        chuáncāng, [船艙], hold of ship
        chuántóu, [船頭], the bow or prow of a ship
        yúchuán, [漁船], fishing boat/CL:條|条[tiáo]
        dùchuán, ferry
        chuántǐ, [船體], hull/body of a ship
        lúnchuán, [輪船], steamship/steamer/ocean liner/ship/CL:艘[sōu]
        
        yùnchuán, [暈船], to become seasick
        chéngchuán, to embark/to travel by ship/to ferry
        jiànchuán, [艦船], warship
        
        chuánshēn, hull/body of a ship
        chuányùn, [船運], sea freight/shipping
        zàochuán, shipbuilding
        chuánduì, [船隊], fleet (of ships)
        chuánpiào, ship ticket
        zhuāngchuán, [裝船], shipment
        fānchuán, to capsize/(fig.) to suffer a setback or defeat
        shāngchuán, merchant ship
        chuánzhǔ, ship's captain/owner of ship
        zàochuánchǎng, [造船廠], dockyard/shipyard
        chuánfū, boatman
        chuánfān, sail
        
        bóchuán, [駁船], barge/lighter
        jiùshēngchuán, lifeboat
        qìchuán, steamboat/steamship
        zéichuán, [賊船], pirate ship/fig. venture of dubious merit/criminal gang/reactionary faction
        
        yóuchuán, (oil) tanker/tank ship
        
        
        zhànchuán, [戰船], warship
        yùnshūchuán, [運輸船], transport ship
        chuánxián, sides of a ship/ship's railing/fig. the dividing line between shipboard expenses...
        
        chuánmín, people who live and make a living on boats
        qìdiànchuán, [氣墊船], hovercraft/air cushion vehicle
        
        yóuchuán, [郵船], mailboat/ocean liner
        
        chuánbó, shipping/boats
        chuánwèi, ship's position
        chuánchǎng, [船廠], shipyard/shipbuilder's yard
        tuōchuán, tugboat/boat towed by a tugboat/to tow a boat
        kèchuán, passenger ship
        mùchuán, wooden boat
        pòbīngchuán, ice breaker
        
        hángchuán, ship (e.g. providing regular passenger service)
        
        hǎichuán, seagoing ship
        
        shuǐyìchuán, hydrofoil
        shuǐzhǎngchuángāo, [水漲船高], the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend/t...
        yáochuán, [搖船], to scull/to row a boat
        
        chuángōng, boatman/boat builder
        
        
        
        bīngchuán, man-of-war/naval vessel/warship
        
        
        
        chuánzhá, [船閘], a canal lock
        xíngchuán, to sail a boat/to navigate
        
        
        chuándōng, [船東], ship owner
        chuánbù, wharf/quay
        
        
        chuánlǎodà, coxswain/steersman/boatswain (bo'sun)
        
        
        

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