Chinese Word: 蹈 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蹈HSK 6

Pinyin: dǎo

English Definition: to tread on; to trample; to stamp; to fulfill; Taiwan pr. [dao4]

Chinese Definition:
①践踏，踩：蹈袭(走别人走过的老路，沿用前人旧例)。蹈节(信守节操)。蹈海(跳到海里自杀)。赴汤蹈火。循规蹈矩。
②跳动：舞蹈。手舞足蹈。

Total strokes: 17; Radical: 足

Pictophonetic:舀 indicates the sound; 足 (foot) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 足 [ zú ] foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
- 舀 [ yǎo ] to ladle out; to scoop

Similar Characters: 稻熖

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舞蹈HSK 6	wǔ dǎo	dance (performance art); dancing
手舞足蹈	shǒu wǔ zú dǎo	hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
赴汤蹈火	fù tāng dǎo huǒ	to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty
循规蹈矩	xún guī dǎo jǔ	to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly; to act according to convention
重蹈覆辙	chóng dǎo fù zhé	lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom); fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past; to repeat a disastrous mistake

1		mín jiān 民间 wǔ dǎo 舞蹈 jù yǒu 具有 nóng yù 浓郁 de 的 dì fāng 地方 tè sè 特色。 Folk dances have a strong local flavor.
2		wǔ zhě 舞者 dòng gǎn 动感 shí zú 十足 de 的 wǔ dǎo 舞蹈 ràng 让 guān zhòng 观众 rù mí 入迷。 The dancer's dynamic movements entranced the audience.
3		qià qià 恰恰 shì 是 yì zhǒng 一种 fēi cháng 非常 liú xíng 流行 de 的 gǔ bā 古巴 wǔ dǎo 舞蹈。 Cha-cha is a very popular Cuban dance.
4		wǎn huì 晚会 shàng 上 yǒu 有 hěn duō 很多 wǔ dǎo 舞蹈 biǎo yǎn 表演 hé 和 yīn yuè 音乐 yǎn zòu 演奏。 There are many dance performances and musical plays at the party.
5		tā 她 tà 踏 zhe 着 jié pāi 节拍 tiào 跳 le 了 yī zhī 一支 huān kuài 欢快 de 的 wǔ dǎo 舞蹈。 She danced a cheerful dance, tapping with the rhythm.

1		mín jiān 民间 wǔ dǎo 舞蹈 jù yǒu 具有 nóng yù 浓郁 de 的 dì fāng 地方 tè sè 特色。 Folk dances have a strong local flavor.
2		wǔ zhě 舞者 dòng gǎn 动感 shí zú 十足 de 的 wǔ dǎo 舞蹈 ràng 让 guān zhòng 观众 rù mí 入迷。 The dancer's dynamic movements entranced the audience.
3		qià qià 恰恰 shì 是 yì zhǒng 一种 fēi cháng 非常 liú xíng 流行 de 的 gǔ bā 古巴 wǔ dǎo 舞蹈。 Cha-cha is a very popular Cuban dance.
4		wǎn huì 晚会 shàng 上 yǒu 有 hěn duō 很多 wǔ dǎo 舞蹈 biǎo yǎn 表演 hé 和 yīn yuè 音乐 yǎn zòu 演奏。 There are many dance performances and musical plays at the party.
5		tā 她 tà 踏 zhe 着 jié pāi 节拍 tiào 跳 le 了 yī zhī 一支 huān kuài 欢快 de 的 wǔ dǎo 舞蹈。 She danced a cheerful dance, tapping with the rhythm.