脚 jiǎo
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 却 still, but
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
脚踏实地
jiǎotāshídì
down-to-earth; pragmatic
Characters in this word
踏 tà
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 足 — foot
- Made of
- 足 foot 沓 connected, joined
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 与其空谈远景，不如脚踏实地地解决眼前的技术瓶颈。 Yǔqí kōngtán yuǎnjǐng, bùrú jiǎotāshídì de jiějué yǎnqián de jìshù píngjǐng. Rather than talking vaguely about long-term prospects, it is better to solve the immediate technical bottlenecks pragmatically.
- 他做事一向脚踏实地，从不夸大其词。 Tā zuòshì yíxiàng jiǎotāshídì, cóng bù kuādà qící. He always works in a down-to-earth way and never exaggerates.
- 要想学好汉语，就得脚踏实地，一天一天地积累。 Yào xiǎng xuéhǎo Hànyǔ, jiù děi jiǎotāshídì, yì tiān yì tiān de jīlěi. To learn Chinese well, you have to be down-to-earth and build up knowledge day by day.
Related words
- 脚 jiǎo foot
- 脚步 jiǎobù footstep
- 脚印 jiǎoyìn footprint
- 绊脚石 bànjiǎoshí stumbling block; obstacle
- 手脚 shǒujiǎo hands and feet; actions; tricks
- 指手画脚 zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo to gesticulate and criticise; to boss people around
- 踏实 tāshi steady, firm
- 践踏 jiàntà to trample on; to violate
- 踏 tà to step on; to tread; to set foot
- 实际 shíjì actual; practical
- 实习 shíxí to intern; internship
- 实现 shíxiàn to make real; to achieve