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脚踏实地 (jiǎo tā shi dì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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脚踏实地 (jiǎo tā shi dì): Be down-to-earth — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

脚踏实地 consists of 4 characters.

to step on, tread, or stamp

solid, real, true, fruit, seed

...ly [particle to connect adverb to verb]

How to Use 脚踏实地 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 脚踏实地 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith做事

zuò做

shì事

jiǎo脚

tà踏

shí实

dì地

neutral

do things in a down-to-earth manner

Adjective + Nounwith人

jiǎo脚

tà踏

shí实

dì地

de的

rén人

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

jiǎo脚

tà踏

shí实

dì地

Verb + Objectwith工作

jiǎo脚

tà踏

shí实

dì地

de地

gōng工

zuò作

Example Sentences with 脚踏实地

tā他

xué学

xí习

hěn很

jiǎo脚

tà踏

shí实

neutral

a down-to-earth person

neutral

very down-to-earth

neutral

work down-to-earth

dì地

，

měi每

tiān天

rèn认

zhēn真

zuò做

zuò作

yè业

。

He studies in a down-to-earth way, doing his homework carefully every day.

tā他

jiǎo脚

tà踏

shí实

dì地

dì地

guī规

huà划

zhí职

yè业

shēng生

yá涯

，

ér而

fēi非

hào好

gāo高

wù骛

yuǎn远

。

He plans his career in a down-to-earth manner, rather than aiming too high.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

jiǎo脚

tà踏

shí实

dì地

cái才

shì是

chéng成

gōng功

de的

jī基

shí石

ma吗

？

Don't you think being down-to-earth is the cornerstone of success?

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zhè这

wèi位

gōng工

chéng程

shī师

jiǎo脚

tà踏

shí实

dì地

dì地

gōng工

zuò作

，

yí一

bù步

bù步

jiě解

jué决

jì技

shù术

nán难

tí题

。

This engineer works in a down-to-earth manner, solving technical problems step by step.

tā他

cóng从

bù不

jiǎo脚

tà踏

shí实

dì地

，

zǒng总

wǒ我

men们

jì既

yào要

yǎng仰

wàng望

xīng星

kōng空

，

yě

zài在

chuàng创

yè业

guò过

chéng程

zhōng中

，

tā她

shǐ始

zhōng

xiǎng想

xué学

hǎo好

zhōng中

wén文

，

jiù就

dé得

jiǎo脚

tà

xiǎng想

zhe着

yí一

yè夜

bào暴

fù富

，

jié结

guǒ果

yí一

shì事

wú无

chéng成

。

He is never down-to-earth, always dreaming of getting rich overnight, and ended up achieving nothing.

也

yào要

jiǎo脚

tà踏

shí实

dì地

，

cái才

néng能

wěn稳

bù步

qián前

xíng行

。

We must both look up at the stars and keep our feet on the ground in order to move forward steadily.

终

jiǎo脚

tà踏

shí实

dì地

，

zhù注

zhòng重

xì细

jié节

hé和

shí实

jì际

zhí执

xíng行

。

During the entrepreneurial process, she always remained down-to-earth, focusing on details and practical execution.

踏

shí实

dì地

，

měi每

tiān天

jiān坚

chí持

liàn练

xí习

。

To learn Chinese well, you have to be down-to-earth and practice consistently every day.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 脚踏实地.

Words with 脚

手脚shǒu jiǎo
脚印jiǎo yìn
脚步jiǎo bù
脚癣jiǎo xuǎn
脚趾jiǎo zhǐ
脚铐jiǎo kào
跛脚bǒ jiǎo
跺脚duò jiǎo

Words with 踏

践踏jiàn tà
踏上tà shàng
踏实tā shi

Words with 实

其实qí shíHSK 3
实在shí zàiHSK 4
实际shí jìHSK 4
确实què shíHSK 4
诚实chéng shíHSK 4
事实shì shí
充实chōng shí
切实qiè shí

Words with 地

地图dì túHSK 3
地方dì fangHSK 3
地铁dì tiěHSK 3
地址dì zhǐHSK 4
地点dì diǎnHSK 4
地球dì qiúHSK 4
产地chǎn dì
余地yú dì