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踩

cǎi

to step on

A child in red boots stomps into a puddle
Memory picture

Character

踩 cǎi

Strokes
15
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 采 to collect, to gather
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 会议结束时,他一不小心踩到了地上的电线,差点导致设备断电。 Huìyì jiéshù shí, tā yì bù xiǎoxīn cǎi dào le dìshàng de diànxiàn, chàdiǎn dǎozhì shèbèi duàndiàn. At the end of the meeting, he accidentally stepped on the cable on the floor and almost caused the equipment to lose power.
  • 对不起,我不小心踩到了你的脚。 Duìbuqǐ, wǒ bù xiǎoxīn cǎi dào le nǐ de jiǎo. Sorry, I accidentally stepped on your foot.
  • 雨后孩子们开心地踩着水坑玩。 Yǔ hòu háizimen kāixīn de cǎizhe shuǐkēng wán. After the rain the children happily played, stamping in the puddles.

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