蹋 (tà) — to step on
Definition
蹋 (tà) means 'to step on / tread on' and is a written/literary equivalent of 踩. The common spoken verb for stepping on something is 踩 cǎi; 蹋 appears mainly in formal or literary writing.
verb
to step on
Easily confused
- 塌tālook-aliketo collapse (of structures, etc.)
- 踏tàsound-aliketo step on, to tread, to stamp
- 榻tàlook-alike(bound form) long, narrow couch or bed
- 拓tàsound-alike(bound form) to make a rubbing (of an inscription or pattern)
- 鳎tǎlook-alikesole (a type of flatfish)
- 挞tàsound-alike(bound form) to beat with a whip; to lash (used in literary compounds)
Examples
- 蹋。Qǐng bú yào tà cǎo dì.Please don't step on the grass.
- 蹋。Tā bù xiǎo xīn tà dào le wǒ de jiǎo.He accidentally stepped on my foot.
- 蹋。Tā zài ní dì lǐ tà le yì jiǎo.He stepped into the muddy ground.
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