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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tā | ta1
English translation
see 踏實
>踏实 tāshi [tā shi]
to tread
to stamp
to step on
to press a pedal
to investigate on the spot
to trample, to tread on, to walk over

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

foot

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

足沓

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

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zhè 男孩 nán hái yǒu liàng 脚踏车 jiǎo tà chē .

The boy is anxious for a bicycle.

这个 zhè ge 男孩 nán hái yòng jiǎo 连续 liánxù qiāo 地板 dì bǎn .

The boy was drumming the floor with his feet.

电车 diàn chē 司机 sījī 踏着 líng 发出 fā chū 叮叮当当 dīng dīng dāng dāng de 响声 xiǎng shēng .

The tramdriver clanged his bell.

看见 kànjiàn wèi 女士 nǚshì 同踏鸭掌 yā zhǎng zhōu .

I saw him with a woman in a duck paddle boat.

周末 zhōumò 我们 wǒmen yāo 京郊 Jīng jiāo shǎng chūn 踏青 tà qīng .

We are going to the suburbs to enjoy the beauty of spring.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to tread
踏实 tāshi steady踏實
践踏 jiàntà to trample踐踏
踢踏舞 tī tà wǔ tap dance踢踏舞 tī tà wǔ
踏板 tà bǎn treadle踏板 tà bǎn
脚踏实地 jiǎo tà shí dì steady and serious character腳踏實地
脚踏车 jiǎo tà chē bicycle腳踏車
踏踏实实 tā tā shí shí steady踏踏實實
踏步 tà bù stride踏步 tà bù
大踏步 dà tà bù in big strides大踏步 dà tà bù
踩踏 cǎi tà to trample on踩踏 cǎi tà
踏足 tà zú to tread踏足 tà zú
踏进 tà jìn to set foot in踏進
踏青 tà qīng spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明 Qīng míng , 4th-6th April踏青 tà qīng
踏上 tà shàng to set foot on踏上 tà shàng
踏雪 tà xuě to go for a walk in the snow踏雪 tà xuě
踏勘 tà kān to go and inspect (a site)踏勘 tà kān
糟踏 zāo tà to waste糟踏 zāo tà
踏访 tà fǎng to interview people on the spot踏訪
踏歌 tà gē to sing and dance踏歌 tà gē
脚踏两只船 jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán to have a foot in both camps腳踏兩隻船

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Decomposition

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