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翘足企首 — “On tiptoe, craning one's neck”

翘足企首 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck, eagerly looking forward to something; to anticipate eagerly”. Literally, “on tiptoe, craning one's neck”.

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翘足企首 Pronunciation and Pinyin

翘足企首 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
翘
qiáo12lift up, stand out
足
zú7foot, sufficient, full
企
qǐ6anticipate, plan, attempt
首
shǒu9head, first, leader

Example Sentence with 翘足企首

孩子们在剧院门口翘足企首,等待着演出开始。
The children stood on tiptoe and craned their necks at the theater entrance, eagerly awaiting the start of the performance.

Idioms Related to 翘足企首

Synonyms of 翘足企首

  • qiáo翘shǒu首qǐ企zú足eagerly anticipate

More idioms starting with 翘

  • qiào翘wěi尾ba巴become arrogant or smug
  • qiáo翘zú足kě可dài待Can expect it very soon
  • qiáo翘zú足yǐn引lǐng领eagerly anticipate
  • qiáo翘zú足ér而dài待eagerly await something about to happen
  • qiào翘biàn辫zi子to die
  • qiáo翘shǒu首yǐ以dài待eagerly await
  • qiáo翘shǒu首yǐn引lǐng领eagerly await with anticipation
  • qiáo翘shǒu首qí跂zhǒng踵eagerly anticipate

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What does 翘足企首 mean?

翘足企首 (qiáo zú qǐ shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck, eagerly looking forward to something; to anticipate eagerly”.

How do you pronounce 翘足企首?

翘足企首 is pronounced qiáo zú qǐ shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 翘足企首 literally mean?

Literally, 翘足企首 means “on tiptoe, craning one's neck”. It is used to mean “to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck, eagerly looking forward to something; to anticipate eagerly”.

What is the Chinese definition of 翘足企首?

翘足:抬起脚。抬起脚仰着头。形容殷切盼望

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