gót chân
Definition
- Noun:
- Heel: The rounded back part of the human foot, below the ankle. It is the part that bears significant weight and makes contact with the ground when walking or running.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy bị đau ở gót chân. (She has pain in her heel.)
- Gót chân của đôi giày này bị mòn. (The heel of this shoe is worn out.)
- Anh ấy quay lại nhìn, chỉ thấy gót chân của họ. (He turned to look and only saw their heels.)
Advanced Usage
- "gót chân Achilles": Achilles' heel; a metaphor for a critical weakness or vulnerable point.
- Sự thiếu kiên nhẫn là gót chân Achilles của anh ta. (Impatience is his Achilles' heel.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gót (n): A shorter, more colloquial form for "gót chân," meaning heel.
- Anh ấy giẫm phải gót tôi. (He stepped on my heel.)
Synonyms
- Heel: The back part of the foot.
- Calcaneus: The anatomical term for the heel bone.
Related Idioms
Theo gót: to follow in someone's footsteps; to emulate or pursue closely.
- Cô ấy muốn theo gót cha mẹ để trở thành bác sĩ. (She wants to follow in her parents' footsteps to become a doctor.)
Dẫm lên gót nhau: to follow one after another in quick succession.
- Những sự kiện xấu dẫm lên gót nhau. (Bad events followed one after another.)