How to Say "Legs" in Chinese - How To Say Guide

腿

/tʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/

In Chinese, the phrase 'legs' is expressed as 腿.

How does it change in a sentence?

If you need to refer to the leg region or the legs in a formal or anatomical manner, use the term 腿部.

The IPA for 腿 is /tʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/.

In traditional Chinese medicine, certain acupuncture points on the 腿 are believed to influence organs in the upper body, such as the stomach or lungs.
The character 腿 contains the radical 肉 meaning 'flesh' or 'meat'. In its simplified form, this radical looks identical to the character for 'moon', though it represents anatomy rather than the sky.
The character 腿 was originally written as 骽 in ancient Chinese before the phonetic component was changed to 退.

狼靠腿吃飯。
A wolf is fed by its legs.
This sentence uses 腿 to describe how a wolf is fed.
Tatoeba #13523745 by LeviHighway, translation #12634572 by mollydot
你剃过腿毛吗？
Have you ever shaved your legs?
This sentence uses 腿 to ask about shaving legs.
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不要跷二郎腿。
Don't cross your legs.
This sentence uses 腿 in a command about crossing one's legs.
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运动对下肢肌肉的发展很重要。(Yùndòng duì xià zhī jīròu de fāzhǎn hěn zhòngyào.)
Exercise is important for the development of the muscles in the lower limbs.
她双腿修长，走起路来很优雅。(Tā shuāng tuǐ xiūcháng, zǒu qǐlù lái hěn yōuyǎ.)
Her legs are slender, and she walks elegantly.
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A girl and a boy are looking at a photo of a dog.

晓雯 Xiaowen

你看，这只狗的腿很短。
Nǐ kàn, zhè zhī gǒu de tuǐ hěn duǎn.
Look, this dog's legs are very short.
俊杰 Junjie

确实，它的腿看起来很可爱。
Quèshí, tā de tuǐ kàn qǐlái hěn kě'ài.
True, his legs look very cute.
晓雯 Xiaowen

我也觉得这只小狗很有趣。
Wǒ yě juédé zhè zhī xiǎo gǒu hěn yǒuqù.
I also think this little dog is very interesting.
俊杰 Junjie

晓雯，我们要不要去喂它？
Xiǎowén, wǒmen yào bùyào qù wèi tā?
Xiaowen, do you want to go feed it?

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