Chinese word

踩踏

Pronunciation

Pinyincǎi tà

Meaning

  • verbtrample

Example

在人群中他差点被踩踏。zài rén qún zhōng tā chà diǎn bèi cǎi tà

He was almost trampled in the crowd.

Illustration for 踩踏 (trample)

More examples

公园里请勿踩踏草坪。gōng yuán lǐ qǐng wù cǎi tà cǎo píng

Please do not trample the lawn in the park.

Core concept

Forceful foot pressure that puts someone or something underfoot, especially when bodies press together in a crowd.

Common phrases

  • 踩踏草坪cǎi tà cǎo píng

    trample the lawn

  • 踩踏花坛cǎi tà huā tán

    trample the flower bed

Similar words

踩cǎi: Press a foot onto a person or object.
踏tà: Set the foot down on the ground while walking.

Definition in Chinese

用脚踩在某物或某人上，尤指在人群拥挤时互相踩踏或被踩导致伤害的情形。yòng jiǎo cǎi zài mǒu wù huò mǒu rén shàng yóu zhǐ zài rén qún yōng jǐ shí hù xiāng cǎi tà huò bèi cǎi dǎo zhì shāng hài de qíng xíng

Word origin

踩 (cǎi, "step on") + 踏 (tà, "tread") combine two near-synonymous foot actions, forming a compound for forceful or repeated stepping.

Usage tips

  • With 被 (bèi, "by"), the affected person comes before the verb, while the agent can remain unnamed in reports of crowd accidents.

Other meanings

  • step onverb
  • tramplingnoun

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