落脚点 (là) — stopover; foothold; (figurative) starting point or basis
Definition
Literally 'where the foot lands': a stopover or foothold in the literal sense, but most often used figuratively as the 'starting point' or 'basis' a plan, theory, or argument rests on (e.g. 以…为落脚点).
noun
stopoverfoothold(figurative) starting point or basis
Examples
- 落脚点。Zhè cì lǚ xíng de dì yī gè là shì běi jīng.The first stopover of this trip is Beijing.
- 落脚点。Wǒ men xū yào zhǎo dào yí gè wěn dìng de là lái fā zhǎn yè wù.We need to find a stable foothold to develop our business.
- 落脚点。Zhè ge lǐ lùn yǐ xiàn shí wèi là.This theory takes reality as its starting point.
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