蹈 dǎo

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Number of strokes

Traditional form

蹈 dǎo

Contains the radical

足 jù

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

foot

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰足舀

Semantic compound

足 jù

Phonetic compound

舀 yǎo

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 蹈 dǎo in different contexts.

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那 Nā 位舞蹈演员 yǎnyuán 戴 Dài 着 zhāo 粉色 fěnsè 鸵鸟 tuó niǎo 毛 Máo 制作 zhìzuò 的 de 头饰 tóu shì .

The dancer wore a headdress of pink ostrich plumes.

肖伯纳 Xiāo Bó nà 在 zài 伦敦 Lún dūn 阿尔汗布 bù 拉 lā 戏院 xì yuàn 观看 guān kàn 舞蹈 wǔdǎo 演员 yǎnyuán 文森特表演 biǎoyǎn ,非常 fēicháng 欣赏 xīnshǎng .

Bernard Shaw greatly enjoyed the dancing of pantomimist Vincenti at the Alhambra Theater in London.

两 liǎng 个 gè 主要 zhǔyào 舞蹈 wǔdǎo 演员 yǎnyuán 长 cháng 得 dé 一般 yībān 高 Gāo .

The two major dancers are level with each other.

伦敦市芭蕾舞团从波修瓦芭蕾舞团聘来了 le 两名男 nán 舞蹈演员。

The London City Ballet has engaged two male dancers from the Bolshoi.

很 hěn 多 duō 父母 fù mǔ 觉得 juéde 要 yāo 孩子 háizi 循规蹈矩 xún guī dǎo jǔ 是 shì 件 jiàn 很 hěn 难 nán 的 de 事情 shìqing 。

Many parents find it hard to discourage bad behaviour.

Explore 9 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 蹈 dǎo in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
舞蹈 wǔdǎo	dancing	舞蹈 wǔdǎo
重蹈覆辙 chóng dǎo fù zhé	to repeat a disastrous policy	重蹈覆轍
蹈 dǎo	to tread on	蹈 dǎo
手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo	hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy	手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo
循规蹈矩 xún guī dǎo jǔ	to act according to convention	循規蹈矩
舞蹈家 wǔ dǎo jiā	dancer	舞蹈家 wǔ dǎo jiā
重蹈 chóng dǎo	to repeat	重蹈 chóng dǎo
赴汤蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ	to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty	赴湯蹈火
发扬蹈厉 fā yáng dǎo lì	to be full of vigor (idiom)	發揚蹈厲