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站稳脚跟

zhàn wěn jiǎo gēndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to stand firmly / to gain a foothold / to establish oneself
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-851bf8bac9b1d558. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

站穩腳跟 站稳脚跟 [zhan4 wen3 jiao3 gen1] /to stand firmly/to gain a foothold/to establish oneself/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 站穩腳跟

  • 站
    zhàn

    station / to stand / to halt / to stop / branch of a company or organization / website

  • 稳
    wěn

    settled / steady / stable

  • 脚
    jiǎo

    foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī] / classifier for kicks

    jué

    role (variant of 角[jué])

  • 跟
    gēn

    heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.