踏 {tā}

1. firmly based
2. steady
3. steadfast
4. to have peace of mind
5. free from anxiety
6. Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]

踏 daap⁶ {tà}

1. to tread
2. to stamp
3. to step on
4. to press a pedal
5. to investigate on the spot

踏實〔-实〕 daap⁶ sat⁶ {tā shi}

1. down-to-earth 2. good foundation

踏正 daap⁶ zing³ {tà zhèng}

on the spot (timing; spoken)

踏實〔-实〕 {tàshí}

1. firmly based
2. steady
3. steadfast
4. to have peace of mind
5. free from anxiety
6. Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]

踏板 daap⁶ baan² {tà bǎn}

1. pedal (in a car, on a piano etc)
2. treadle
3. footstool
4. footrest
5. footboard

踏步 daap⁶ bou⁶ {tà bù}

1. stride
2. to step (on the spot)
3. to mark time
4. at a standstill

踏查 daap⁶ caa⁴ {tà chá}

to investigate on the spot

踏車〔-车〕 daap⁶ ce¹ {tà chē}

1. treadwheel
2. treadmill

踏青 daap⁶ ceng¹ {tà qīng}

1. lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green)
2. spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April

踏春 daap⁶ ceon¹ {tà chūn}

to go for a hike in spring

踏訪〔-访〕 daap⁶ fong² {tà fǎng}

1. to interview people on the spot
2. to go around and make inquiries

踏歌 daap⁶ go¹ {tà gē}

1. to sing and dance
2. general term for a round dance

踏勘 daap⁶ ham³ {tà kān}

1. to go and inspect (a site)
2. to do an on-site survey

踏看 daap⁶ hon³ {tà kàn}

to investigate on the spot

踏月 daap⁶ jyut⁶ {tà yuè}

to go for a walk in the moonlight

踏實〔-实〕 daap⁶ sat⁶ {tā shi}

1. firmly based
2. steady
3. steadfast
4. to have peace of mind
5. free from anxiety
6. Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]

踏上 daap⁶ soeng⁵ {tà shàng}

1. to set foot on
2. to step on or into

踏雪 daap⁶ syut³ {tà xuě}

to go for a walk in the snow

踏襲〔-袭〕 daap⁶ zaap⁶ {tà xí}

to follow blindly

踏進〔-进〕 daap⁶ zeon³ {tà jìn}

1. to set foot in
2. to tread (in or on)
3. to walk into

踏墊〔-垫〕 daap⁶ zin³ {tà diàn}

1. floor mat
2. bathroom mat
3. car mat
4. doormat

踏足 daap⁶ zuk¹ {tà zú}

1. to visit
2. to land in

踏單車〔-单车〕 daap⁶ daan¹ ce¹ {tà dān chē}

to ride a bike

踏腳石〔-脚-〕 daap⁶ goek³ sek⁶ {tà jiǎo shí}

a stepping stone (a metaphor for someone who is being used as a stepping stone by others to reach their goals)

踏板車〔--车〕 daap⁶ baan² ce¹ {tà bǎn chē}

scooter

踏兩頭船〔-两头-〕 daap⁶ loeng⁵ tau⁴ syun⁴ {tà liǎng tóu chuán}

literally: 'stepping on two ships with one foot', to date two people at the same time; two-timing

踏步不前 daap⁶ bou⁶ bat¹ cin⁴ {tà bù bù qián}

1. to be at a standstill
2. to mark time

踏青賞春〔--赏-〕 daap⁶ cing¹ soeng² ceon¹ {tà qīng shǎng chūn}

to enjoy a beautiful spring walk (idiom)

踏青賞花〔--赏-〕 daap⁶ cing¹ soeng² faa¹ {tà qīng shǎng huā}

to enjoy the flowers on a spring outing (idiom)

踏踏實實〔--实实〕 daap⁶ daap⁶ sat⁶ sat⁶ {tā tā shí shí}

1. steady
2. steadfast

踏雪尋梅〔--寻-〕 daap⁶ syut³ cam⁴ mui⁴ {tà xuě xún méi}

to walk in the snow to view the flowering plum

踏破鐵鞋無覓處〔--铁-无觅处〕 daap⁶ po³ tit³ haai⁴ mou⁴ mik⁶ cyu³ {tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù}

to describe something that is nowhere to be found even after painstakingly exhausting all of one's energy and effort to look for it

踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫〔--铁-无觅处--来--费--〕 daap⁶ po³ tit³ haai⁴ mou⁴ mik⁶ cyu³ ，dak¹ loi⁴ cyun⁴ bat¹ fai³ gung¹ fu¹ {tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu}

to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily