踩帖 (cǎitiě): (forum slang) to downvote / ste…

Meanings

1 (forum slang) to downvote / step on a thread
2 to reply to a thread disparagingly to bury it

Characters

踩

Examples

别踩帖了，楼主也不容易。

Bié cǎi tiě le, lóuzhǔ yě bù róngyì.

Stop trashing the thread, OP tried their best.

顶的人多，踩的人也不少。

Dǐng de rén duō, cǎi de rén yě bù shǎo.

Plenty bumping it, plenty stepping on it too.

Tips

usage

The opposite of 顶帖. 踩 literally means 'to step on' — you're pushing the thread down (and, on forums with a downvote button, clicking 踩 marks disagreement). In modern apps this survives as the 'dislike' / �� button.

Stroke Order

踩 cǎi

帖 tiě

Related Words

顶帖 dǐngtiě

(forum slang) to bump a thread (reply to push it to the top)

跟帖 gēntiě

to follow up with a comment on a forum thread / to post a reply

回帖 huítiě #53,807

to reply to a forum post / to post a comment under a thread

踩 cǎi HSK 6 #2,334

to step on; to tread on / to trample; to stamp on

发帖 fātiě

to post (on a forum or social platform) / to publish a thread / post

精华帖 jīnghuátiě

featured post / highlighted forum thread / high-quality post (pinned by mods)

置顶帖 zhìdǐngtiě

pinned post / stickied thread (on a forum / profile)

帖子 tiězi HSK 7

post; message (on a forum or social media) / invitation card; note

回踩 huícǎi

to pull back (in stock trading, a brief retracement after a rally) / to diss back / turn on someone who hyped you (fandom slang)

拉踩 lācǎi

to prop up one idol by trashing another (fandom slang) / to build up A by stepping on B