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踩
cǎi
1. to step on
2. to tread
3. to stamp
4. to press a pedal
5. to pedal (a bike)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

踩
cǎi
to step on; to stamp
HSK 5 15 丶

Compound Words (10)

踩动
cǎidòng
to operate by means of a pedal
踩水
cǎishuǐ
to tread water
踩线
cǎixiàn
step on the line
踩踏
cǎità
to trample on
踩道
cǎidào
to scout
踩刹车
cǎishāchē
to step on the brake
踩高跷
cǎigāoqiāo
to walk on stilts
往泥里踩
wǎngnìlǐcǎi
to belittle
扒高踩低
págāocǎidī
crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
脚踩两只船
jiǎocǎiliǎngzhīchuán
see [[腳踏兩隻船|脚踏两只船<jiǎotàliǎngzhīchuán>]]

Alternate Entries

踩
cǎi
variant of [[踩<cǎi>]]
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,569
Word Frequency Rank
2,804 of 84,292

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