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大踏步

Word · VerbTraditional踏

to step on; to tread; to inspect on site

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Meanings

3 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

to tread; to step on; to stamp on

Used for physically stepping on something with the foot.

Tā他
xiǎo小
xīn心
de地
tà踏
guò过
ní泥
dì地
 。

He carefully trod across the muddy ground.

Qǐng请
wù勿
tà踏
rù入
cǎo草
píng坪
 。

Please do not step on the lawn.

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Tā他
qì气
dé得
zhí直
duò跺
jiǎo脚
 ,
bù不
tíng停
de地
tà踏
zhe着
dì地
bǎn板
 。

He was so angry he kept stamping his foot on the floor.

2.

verb

to stride; to step (often used metaphorically for progress)

literary

Often used in an abstract or metaphorical sense to describe steady, bold progress.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
dà大
tà踏
bù步
qián前
jìn进
 。

We must stride forward with great steps.

Gōng公
sī司
zài在
kē科
jì技
chuàng创
xīn新
de的
dào道
lù路
shàng上
dà大
tà踏
bù步
mài迈
jìn进
 。

The company is striding forward on the path of technological innovation.

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Tā他
dà大
tà踏
bù步
de地
zǒu走
xiàng向
wèi未
lái来
 ,
wú无
suǒ所
wèi畏
jù惧
 。

He strode boldly toward the future without fear.

3.

verb

to go on-site for inspection; to investigate personally

formal

Common in formal contexts like business, journalism, or research.

Jì记
zhě者
qīn亲
tà踏
zāi灾
qū区
jìn进
xíng行
bào报
dào道
 。

The journalist went to the disaster area personally to report.

Zài在
tóu投
zī资
qián前
 ,
tā他
tà踏
biàn遍
le了
dāng当
dì地
de的
gōng工
chǎng厂
 。

Before investing, he visited all the local factories on-site.

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Tà踏
kān勘
xiàn现
chǎng场
shì是
gōng工
chéng程
de的
dì第
yī一
bù步
 。

On-site reconnaissance is the first step of the project.