Definition
跳脚 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to stamp one's foot', usually out of anger, frustration, or impatience. The verb 跳 can separate from the object 脚 to insert measure words or other elements — for example, 跳了一次脚 ('stamped one's foot once') or 跳什么脚 ('stamp one's foot for no reason'). In its unsplit form, it often appears in patterns like 急得跳脚 ('so anxious one stamps one's feet').
v.o.
to stamp one's foot (in anger, frustration, or impatience)
Examples
- 跳脚。Tā qì de zhí tiào jiǎo.He was so angry he kept stamping his foot.
- ，跳脚。Māma tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, jí de tiào jiǎo.When Mom heard the news, she was so anxious she stamped her feet.
- 。Tā shēngqì de tiào le yí cì jiǎo.She stamped her foot once in anger.
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