趟
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tāng / tàng · time, occasion

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Readings & meanings

趟 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

tāng

to wade; to trample; to turn the soil

趟浑水tāng hún shuǐ ·
tàng

classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time; a trip

单趟dān tàng · single trip
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Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

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Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

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走Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 趟

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tàngclassifier for times, round trips or rows; a time; a trip
tāngto wade; to trample; to turn the soil
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Example sentences

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Děng yí xià, wǒ dé qù tàng xǐ shǒu jiàn.等一下,我得去趟洗手間。

Hang on, I need to go to the bathroom.

Source: Tatoeba #13526181 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīn tiān xià wǔ dào wǒ jiā lái yí tàng.今天下午到我家来一趟。

Come to my house this afternoon.

Source: Tatoeba #2432794 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men zhèng hǎo gǎn shàng zuì hòu yí tàng huǒ chē.我们正好赶上最后一趟火车。

We just managed to catch the last train.

Source: Tatoeba #2357622 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǐ yì fēn zhī chācuò guò le nà tàng huǒ chē.我以一分之差错过了那趟火车。

I missed the train by a hair's breadth.

Source: Tatoeba #2051334 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng lái wǒ bàn gōng shì yí tàng.请来我办公室一趟。

Please come in to my office.

Source: Tatoeba #9962407 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xià yí tàng lǚ xíng yào qù nǎ?下一趟旅行要去哪?

Where are we going to travel to next?

Source: Tatoeba #9839568 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 趟 in context

  1. Say tāng / tàng, then recall the core meaning: time, occasion.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 单趟 (dān tàng), meaning “single trip”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 趟 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.