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脚踏实地

腳踏實地
jiǎotà-shídì
idiom #21,194

Meanings

  1. 1 down-to-earth
  2. 2 pragmatic
  3. 3 steady and grounded
  4. 4 to have both feet on the ground

Examples

他做事脚踏实地，从不浮夸。
Tā zuòshì jiǎotàshídì, cóngbù fūkuā.
He is down-to-earth in everything he does and never exaggerates.
成功需要脚踏实地的努力。
Chénggōng xūyào jiǎotàshídì de nǔlì.
Success requires grounded, steady effort.
别做白日梦了，要脚踏实地。
Bié zuò báirìmèng le, yào jiǎotàshídì.
Stop daydreaming — be down-to-earth.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

脚 jiǎo
踏 tà
实 shí
地 dì