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Referring to foot or leg with 脚 (jiǎo)
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Number + 只 + 脚
Explanation
脚 means "foot" or sometimes "leg" in colloquial usage, referring to the lower extremity of the body. It is used when counting feet with the measure word 只. In math word problems, it often appears when counting animal legs.
Examples
走了一天的路，我的脚好酸。
Zǒu le yī tiān de lù, wǒ de jiǎo hǎo suān.
After walking all day, my feet are so sore.
小狗有四只脚，小鸡有两只脚。
Xiǎo gǒu yǒu sì zhī jiǎo, xiǎo jī yǒu liǎng zhī jiǎo.
Puppies have four feet, and chicks have two feet.
他不小心踩到了我的脚。
Tā bù xiǎoxīn cǎi dào le wǒ de jiǎo.
He accidentally stepped on my foot.