踩帖

cǎitiě

verb

Meanings

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

Characters

to step on, to stomp

Examples

别踩帖了，楼主也不容易。

Bié cǎitiě le, lóuzhǔ yě bùróng yì.

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 bùshǎo.

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