手足 (shǒu zú) — (literal) hand and foot; (figurative) brotherhood, brothers; (formal) movement, action (of the limbs)
Definition
Literally 'hands and feet' (limbs / bodily movement), but figuratively means 'brothers' — i.e. close as family. In set phrases like 手足无措 it keeps the literal body-image sense.
noun
(literal) hand and foot(figurative) brotherhoodbrothers(formal) movementaction (of the limbs)
Examples
- ，。Wǒ men liǎ qíng tóng shǒu zú, yǒng yuǎn shì hǎo péng you.We two are as close as brothers, forever good friends.
- ，手足。Tiān qì tài lěng, wǒ de shǒu zú dōu dòng jiāng le.It's so cold that my hands and feet are both frozen stiff.
- ，，。Tīng dào zhè ge huài xiāo xi, tā shǒu zú wú cuò, bù zhī zěn me bàn.Upon hearing the bad news, he was at a loss, not knowing what to do.
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