足迹 zújì footprint
footprint; track; spoor
How to remember 足迹: 足 foot + 迹 trace = footprint.
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How it is used
- Footprints / the traces a person leaves - 他的足迹遍布世界 (tā de zújì biànbù shìjiè) his footprints are all over the world (he's traveled everywhere).
- Often figurative: the path or mark a person or career has left behind (探索的足迹 the trail of exploration).
- More literary and human-centered than 脚印 (jiǎoyìn, literal footprint) and than 踪迹 (zōngjì, whereabouts/traces you follow to find someone).