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踏入 (tà rù) — to step into, to set foot in (a place or a new phase)

Definition

verb
to step intoto set foot in (a place or a new phase)

Examples

  • 踏入。
    Tā dì yī cì tà rù dà xué xiào yuán shí hěn xīng fèn.
    He was very excited when he first set foot on a university campus.
  • 踏入。
    Tā tà rù shè huì hòu yù dào le hěn duō tiǎo zhàn.
    After entering society, she encountered many challenges.
  • 踏入。
    Wǒ men jí jiāng tà rù xīn de yì nián.
    We are about to step into the new year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

踏tàstep
入rùenter

踏 gives the idea of stepping, and 入 points into a place or stage, so together they mean to step into.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
足足zúfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
沓
沓tà踏
Same sound today

踏 has 足 (foot) as its left part to show a foot-related meaning, and 沓 as its right part to give the sound.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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