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踏

tà
verb HSK 6 #3,288

Meanings

  1. 1 to step on; to tread on
  2. 2 to trample; to stamp

Examples

请不要踏草坪。
Qǐng bú yào tà cǎopíng.
Please don't step on the lawn.
他踏上了回乡的路。
Tā tà shàng le huí xiāng de lù.
He set foot on the road home.
脚踏实地做事。
Jiǎo tà shí dì zuò shì.
Do things with your feet firmly on the ground.

Tips

usage
踏 has a literary/formal feel. Common expressions: 踏上 (to set foot on, to embark on), 踏青 (spring outing, literally 'treading on green'), 脚踏实地 (down-to-earth).
memory
足 (foot) radical — stepping with your foot.

Stroke Order

踏 tà