足
zú
(bound form) foot; leg
sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
a picture of 足 → leg above foot
The ancient form showed a knee joint above a foot, capturing the whole lower limb. From this concrete image came both meanings: the foot itself, and the idea of having enough to stand firmly on.
这道菜的材料已经足够了。
zhè dào cài de cáiliào yǐjīng zúgòu le。
The ingredients for this dish are already sufficient.
他足足等了两个小时才见到医生。
tā zúzú děng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí cái jiàn dào yīshēng。
He waited a full two hours before seeing the doctor.
Words with 足
实足
shí zú
full
远足
yuǎn zú
excursion
酒足饭饱
jiǔ zú fàn bǎo
to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content
重足而立
chóng zú ér lì
rooted to the spot (idiom); too terrified to move
金无足赤
jīn wú zú chì
not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect
铆足劲儿
mǎo zú jìn r
to exert all one's strength
长足
cháng zú
remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
长足进步
cháng zú jìn bù
rapid progress
开足马力
kāi zú mǎ lì
to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed
双足
shuāng zú
both feet
顿足
dùn zú
stamp (one's feet)
头足纲
tóu zú gāng
Cephalopoda, class of mollusks including nautilus and squid