脚踏实地

腳踏實地

jiǎotà-shídì

idiom HSK 7-9 #21,194

Meanings

HSK 4

成功需要脚踏实地的努力。

Chénggōng xūyào jiǎotà-shídì de nǔlì.

Success requires grounded, steady effort.

HSK 5

别做白日梦了，要脚踏实地。

Bié zuò báirìmèng le, yào jiǎotà-shídì.

Stop daydreaming - be down-to-earth.

HSK 6

他做事脚踏实地，从不浮夸。

Tā zuòshì jiǎotà-shídì, cóngbù fúkuā.

He is down-to-earth in everything he does and never exaggerates.

memory

Picture your feet (脚) firmly treading (踏) on solid (实) ground (地) - that is exactly what this idiom means. Grounded, steady, practical.

脚 jiǎo

踏 tà

实 shí

地 dì