踏

tà

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

踏 (tà) is a Chinese word meaning “to tread”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to tread
  2. to stamp
  3. to step on
  4. to press a pedal
  5. to investigate on the spot

Stroke order

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Example

他一步一步地踏上山頂。

Step by step, he made his way to the summit.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).