tái

跆

Character · VerbTraditional駘

trample; tread on

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to trample; to tread on; to step on

archaic

Literary and archaic usage, primarily found in classical texts. Most commonly appears in the compound 骀藉 (tái jí) meaning 'to trample' or 'to ravage'.

tái～
jí藉
 （
jiàn践
tà踏
 ）

to trample; to tread on.

Bīng兵
mǎ马
suǒ所
zhì至
 ，
tái骀
jí藉
tián田
yě野
 。

Wherever the troops and horses went, they trampled the fields.

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Sì肆
yì意
tái骀
jí藉
 ，
wú无
suǒ所
gù顾
jì忌
 。

They trampled wantonly without any scruples.