footstool; stepstool; pedal
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
footstool; small stool to step on; pedal
dialectRefers to a low stool used to reach higher places or to rest one's feet. In some dialects, it is used interchangeably with 踏板, though 踏凳 specifically implies a stool-like shape rather than a flat board.
Bǎo宝
bao宝
zhàn站
zài在
tà踏
dèng凳
shàng上
xǐ洗
shǒu手
。
The baby stands on the footstool to wash his hands.
Zhè这
tà踏
dèng凳
shì是
wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
yòng用
mù木
tou头
zuò做
de的
，
hěn很
jiē结
shi实
。
This footstool was made by my grandfather out of wood; it's very sturdy.
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Qǐng请
bǎ把
nà那
gè个
tà踏
dèng凳
bān搬
guò过
lái来
，
wǒ我
gòu够
bu不
zhe着
shū书
jià架
de的
zuì最
shàng上
céng层
。
Please move that footstool over; I can't reach the top shelf of the bookcase.