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足迹

zú jì · zu ji

Traditional 足跡

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. footprint
  2. track
  3. spoor
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Tracks in the snow

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，雪地(xuědì)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一串(yīchuàn)足迹(zújì)！

    Look, there is a line of footprints in the snow!

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)小动物(xiǎodòngwù)的(de)足迹(zújì)吗(ma)？

    Are they a small animal's tracks?

  3. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)，足迹(zújì)这么(zhème)大(dà)，是(shì)人(rén)的(de)。

    No. The footprints are so big, they are a person's.

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)跟(gēn)着(zhe)足迹(zújì)走(zǒu)，看看(kànkan)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)。

    Let us follow the footprints and see where they go.

  5. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，这(zhè)是(shì)我们(wǒmen)刚才(gāngcái)留下(liúxià)的(de)足迹(zújì)！

    Wait, these are the footprints we left just now!

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2 examples
01

雪(xuě)地(dì)上(shàng)留(liú)下(xià)了(le)野(yě)兔(tù)的(de)足(zú)迹(jì)。

The tracks of a wild rabbit were left on the snow.

02

探(tàn)险(xiǎn)家(jiā)的(de)足(zú)迹(jì)遍(biàn)布(bù)世(shì)界(jiè)各(gè)地(dì)。

The explorer's footprints are found all over the world.

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