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踏

tà

Definition

to tread
to stamp
to step on
to press a pedal
to investigate on the spot

Other pronunciations

tā

steady
see 踏實

Character Decomposition

Related words (43)

to set foot on; to step on or into

to go and inspect (a site); to do an on-site survey

floor mat; bathroom mat; car mat; doormat

to go for a hike in spring

to go for a walk in the moonlight

pedal (in a car, on a piano etc); treadle; footstool; footrest; footboard

to investigate on the spot

to sing and dance; general term for a round dance

stride; to step (on the spot); to mark time; at a standstill

to investigate on the spot

to follow blindly

to interview people on the spot; to go around and make inquiries

to visit; to land in

treadwheel; treadmill

to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into

to go for a walk in the snow

(lit.) tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green); spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April

cadence

scooter

tà bù bù qián

to be at a standstill; to mark time

tà xuě xún méi

to walk in the snow to view the flowering plum

踏板摩托車

tà bǎn mó tuō chē

scooter

stampede

pedal

to trample

to trample on

in big strides; (fig.) in giant steps

motorcycle (Tw); abbr. for 機器腳踏車

pedal; treadle; (motor scooter) floorboard

bicycle; bike (Tw)

tap dance

zhì dòng tà bǎn

brake pedal

jiā sù tà bǎn

accelerator pedal

yuán dì tà bù

to mark time (military); to make no headway

ruò yīn tà bǎn

soft pedal (on piano); una corda pedal

qiáng yīn tà bǎn

loud pedal (on piano); sustaining pedal

bù dǒu tà gāng

to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)

bù gāng tà dǒu

to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)

sǐ xīn tà dì

see 死心塌地

jié liú tà bǎn

throttle pedal; accelerator

fēi hóng tà xuě

see 雪泥鴻爪

機器腳踏車

jī qì jiǎo tà chē

(dialect) motorcycle; abbr. to 機車

腳踏兩隻船

jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán

to have a foot in both camps; to have a bet each way; to be having an affair

Idioms (4)

tà qīng shǎng chūn

to enjoy a beautiful spring walk (idiom)

tà qīng shǎng huā

to enjoy the flowers on a spring outing (idiom)

jiǎo tà shí dì

down to earth; to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic (without flights of fancy); to do solid work; steady and serious (character)

腳踏兩條船

jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán

(lit.) to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom); (fig.) to have it both ways; to run after two hares; (especially) to have two lovers at the same time

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