踩
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to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 足 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 踩
- Common rank
- #2,500
- Unicode
- U+8E29
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Formation & memory
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Words with 踩
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脚踩两只船 | see 腳踏兩隻船|脚踏两只船[jiao3 ta4 liang3 zhi1 chuan2] | |
| 踩线团 | group on a tour to get acquainted with the local situation | |
| 踩失脚 | to lose one's footing | |
| 往泥里踩 | to belittle; to attack sb | |
| 踩水 | to tread water; to paddle or tramp in shallow water | |
| 踩动 | to operate by means of a pedal | |
| 踩道 | to scout; to reconnoiter | |
| 踩空 | to miss one's step | |
| 踩点 | to reconnoiter; to case the joint; to cut it fine; to arrive with no time to spare; to dan… | |
| 点踩 | to dislike; to downvote (on social media) | |
| 踩线 | to scout for a tour operator; to reconnoiter a potential tour itinerary; (tennis) to commi… | |
| 扒高踩低 | crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampl… | |
| 踩雷 | to step on a mine; (fig.) to inadvertently do sth that has an unpleasant result; (fig.) to… | |
| 踩奶 | (of a cat) to knead (by rhythmically pushing with its front paws) | |
| 踩刹车 | to step on the brake; to brake (when driving) | |
| 踩高跷 | to walk on stilts | |
| 踩踏 | to trample on | |
| 踩镲 | hi-hat |
Sound family
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