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踩

cǎi · cai

Traditional 跴

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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cǎi 踩

  1. to step on
  2. to tread
  3. to stamp
  4. to press a pedal
  5. to pedal (a bike)
  6. (online) to downvote

cǎi 跴

  1. variant of 踩 (cǎi)
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A soft thing on the ground

  1. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)踩到(cǎidào)你(nǐ)的(de)脚(jiǎo)了(le)！

    Sorry, I stepped on your foot!

  2. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，不(bù)疼(téng)。

    Never mind, it doesn't hurt.

  3. Dengdeng

    咦(yí)，那(nà)我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)踩到(cǎidào)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Huh, then what did I just step on?

  4. Liangliang

    别动(biédòng)！你(nǐ)踩到(cǎidào)我(wǒ)的(de)帽子(màozi)了(le)。

    Don't move! You stepped on my hat.

  5. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)！我(wǒ)赔(péi)你(nǐ)一顶(yīdǐng)新(xīn)的(de)。

    Sorry! I'll buy you a new one.

  6. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)，它(tā)本来(běnlái)就(jiù)很(hěn)旧(jiù)了(le)。

    No need, it was already very old.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)踩(cǎi)到(dào)了(le)什(shén)么(me)奇(qí)怪(guài)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)了(le)。

I stepped on something weird.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by boukensha · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)踩(cǎi)到(dào)自(zì)己(jǐ)狗(gǒu)狗(gǒu)的(de)尾(wěi)巴(ba)了(le)。

Tom stepped on his dog's tail.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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