踏

• 拼音: tà
• 汉字拆解: 踏 = 足 (foot) + 沓 (phonetic) — to step with the foot

含义

To step on; to tread; to trample. The action of putting one's foot down on something.

Common collocations: 踏步 (to mark time, step in place), 踏青 (spring outing), 踏板 (pedal), 脚踏车 (bicycle), 脚踏实地 (down-to-earth). Has both literal (physical stepping) and figurative uses (踏入社会 = to enter society). Note: pronounces differently in some compounds — 踏实 (tā shi).

例句

1. 春天到了，很多人都喜欢出去踏青。
2. 他一脚踏进门，就听到了孩子的哭声。
3. 做人要脚踏实地，不能好高骛远。

用法指南

语境: movement, idioms, spring activities

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 小心，别踏到水坑里。(Careful, don't step in the puddle.)
• 周末我们一起去郊外踏青吧。(Let's go for a spring outing in the countryside this weekend.)

错误说法

• 踩和踏意思接近，但'踩刹车'比'踏刹车'更常用 (踩 and 踏 are similar, but 踩刹车 is more common than 踏刹车 for pressing the brake)

起源与历史

A phonosemantic compound with 足 (foot) radical indicating the meaning relates to feet/stepping, and 沓 as the phonetic component.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal