(qiāo) — levantar (el pie o la pierna); ponerse de puntillas

Definición

跷 (qiāo) means to raise or lift a leg/foot — almost always used with a body-part object (脚, 腿). Most common in the fixed phrase 跷二郎腿 ('to cross one's legs').

verb
levantar (el pie o la pierna)ponerse de puntillas

Ejemplos

  • Tā qiāo qǐ jiǎo jiān kàn qiáng shàng de huà.
    He stood on tiptoe to look at the painting on the wall.
  • Tā xǐ huan qiāo èr láng tuǐ, zhè duì jǐ zhuī bù hǎo.
    He likes to sit with his legs crossed; that's bad for the spine.
  • Tā qiāo qǐ yì tiáo tuǐ, bǎ jiǎo fàng zài yǐ zi shàng.
    He raised one leg and put his foot on the chair.

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