Definition
踵 is a bound form (b.f.) that literally means 'heel'. In classical and formal contexts, it extends metaphorically to mean 'to follow closely' (as in 接踵而至 'to come one after another'), 'to attend in person' (e.g. 踵门求见 'to go personally to someone's door to seek an audience'), or 'to carry on / inherit' (e.g. 踵事增华 'to improve upon an earlier work'). It never appears alone as a free word; you will always find it as a component in two-character compounds.
b.f.
(bound form) heel (of the foot)(bound form) to followto come right after(bound form, formal) to go in personto inherit or carry on
Examples
- ，。Yóukè jiē zhǒng ér zhì, jǐngqū shífēn yōngjǐ.Tourists came one after another, making the scenic area very crowded.
- 踵，。Dìtiě zhàn nèi mójiān jiē zhǒng, shífēn fánmáng.Inside the subway station, people jostled shoulder to shoulder; it was very busy.
- ，。Tā zài gōngsī jìchéng fùyè, zhǒng shì zēng huá.He took over his father's business at the company and improved upon it.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.