Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

step on

Chinese: 踩、踏上。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ta” becomes a different word in each tone. 踏 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 踏实tā shifirmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind
  • 践踏jiàn tàto trample
  • 踏上tà shàngto set foot on; to step on or into
  • 踏看tà kànto investigate on the spot
  • 踏进tà jìnto set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into

Example Sentence

我们踏着轻快的脚步走进了校园。Wǒ men tà zhe qīng kuài de jiǎo bù zǒu jìn le xiào yuán.We walked into the campus with light steps.

我们Wǒ menweto treadzhe(ongoing action)轻快qīng kuàilight and quickdeof脚步jiǎo bùfootstep走进zǒu jìnto enterle(completed action)校园xiào yuáncampus