"To set foot on" in Chinese — 踏上 (tà shàng)

踏

上

tà shàng

to set foot on

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

1to set foot on
2to step on or into

Stroke order

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踏

上

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄚˋ

tà

ㄊ/ tㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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他终于踏上了回家的路。
tā zhōng yú tà shàng le huí jiā de lù。
He finally set foot on the road home.

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

踏

tà

to tread

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

车上

chē shàng

Car

地上

dì shang

on the ground

关上

guān shàng

to close (a door)

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To set foot on in Chinese: 踏上 (tà shàng)