踩
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cǎi · to step on

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #3087
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Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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足Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 踩

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Example sentences

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Wǒ cǎi dào le shén me qí guài de dōng xī le.我踩到了什么奇怪的东西了。

I stepped on something weird.

Source: Tatoeba #5100143 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kě yǐ xiūxi zài cǎo dì shàng, dàn shì bié cǎi tā.你可以休息在草地上,但是别踩它。

You can relax on the grass, but don't trample it.

Source: Tatoeba #3681197 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qù dì tiě de lùshang chà diǎn cǎi dào yì zhī bì hǔ.去地铁的路上差点踩到一只壁虎。

Almost stepped on a gecko while going to the metro.

Source: Tatoeba #2422281 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào cǎi cǎo dì.不要踩草地。

Keep off the grass.

Source: Tatoeba #6959856 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào cǎi zài suì bō lí shàng.不要踩在碎玻璃上。

Don't step on the broken glass.

Source: Tatoeba #844442 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zuó wǎn chà diǎn cǎi dào yì zhī chòu yòu.我昨晚差点踩到一只臭鼬。

I almost stepped on a skunk last night.

Source: Tatoeba #423342 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 踩 in context

  1. Say cǎi, then recall the core meaning: to step on.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 踩点 (cǎi diǎn), meaning “to reconnoiter”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 踩 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.