蹑 脚 跟

niè jiǎo gēndictionary entry

to walk cautiously in order not to make noise

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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.

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Original source entry:

躡腳跟蹑脚跟 [nie4 jiao3 gen1] /to walk cautiously in order not to make noise/

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Other forms in these source records: 躡腳跟

蹑
niè
to walk on tiptoe / to walk quietly / to tread (on) / to follow
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)

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