Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 履

shoe
to tread on

clothes and shoes

(of an official) to take up a new post
(literary) to celebrate the New Year

leather (shoes)
fig. Western dress

caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc)
(literary) shoes and belt

to carry out (a task)

to fulfill (one's obligations)
to carry out (a task)
to implement (an agreement)
to perform

to carry out a task personally
to take responsibility for

background (academic and work)
curriculum vitae
résumé

footwear

gait
to walk

to keep a promise
to honor an agreement

to wear shoes

curriculum vitae (CV)
resume

curriculum vitae (CV)

lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
fig. to be extremely cautious
to be skating on thin ice

lüxìjiāocuò

lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go
a lively party

xīzhuānggélü

dressed in Western-style clothes
impeccably attired

bànlüdàichē

half-track (vehicle with wheels at the front and continuous tracks in the rear)

bùlüwéijiān

to have difficulty walking (idiom)
to walk with difficulty

lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly

zhāngfǔjiànlü

court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down

to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
impractical or inelegant solution

bùlüpánshān

to walk unsteadily; to hobble along

zhèngrénmǎilü

lit. the person from Zheng 鄭／郑 ( Zhèng) who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom)
fig. disregarding the sensible approach in favor of adherence to a fixed idea

bùlüwěnluàn

to be in complete disorder

lüyuēbǎozhèngjīn

履约保证金

[履約保證金]

performance bond (international trade)

guātiánbùnàlü,lǐxiàbùzhěngguān

瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠

[瓜田不納履，李下不整冠]

lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
innocent acts may be misconstrued