蹚 (tāng) — to wade, to walk through (water, mud, snow); to trample, to push through (brush, grass, obstacles)
Definition
蹚 (tāng) is a specific verb: to wade through water or mud, or to push through brush by trampling. It is more physical and concrete than general 'walk' (走) — used for forcing a way through a resistant medium.
noun
to wadeto walk through (water, mud, snow)to trampleto push through (brush, grass, obstacles)
Examples
- 蹚。Tā tāng guò nà tiáo xiǎo hé qù duì àn.He waded across that small stream to the other side.
- ，蹚蹚。Yǔ tíng le, hái zi men zài ní kēng lǐ tāng lái tāng qù.After the rain stopped, the children trampled back and forth in the mud puddle.
- 蹚。Tā tāng chū yì tiáo lù chuān guò mì lín.He blazed a trail through the dense forest by trampling the undergrowth.
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