Chinese word

蹬

Pronunciation

Pinyindēng

Meaning

  • verbpedal

Example

他每天早上蹬自行车上班。tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dēng zì xíng chē shàng bān

He pedals his bicycle to work every morning.

Illustration for 蹬 (pedal)

More examples

孩子在游乐场用力蹬地，跳过去了。hái zi zài yóu lè chǎng yòng lì dēng dì tiào guò qù le

At the playground, the child kicked hard against the ground and jumped over it.

Core concept

Drive force through the foot by straightening the leg, either in repeated strokes or in one strong push.

Common phrases

  • 蹬自行车dēng zì xíng chē

    pedal a bicycle

  • 蹬地dēng dì

    kick the ground

Similar words

踢tī: Strike an object forcefully with the foot and send it away.
踩cǎi: Press down on something with the foot to apply pressure.
踏tà: Step down firmly with the foot to exert force.

Definition in Chinese

以腿脚的蹬伸动作对踏板、地面或物体施力，使其产生位移或反作用力；该字既可指连续的踩踏（如骑车），也可指一次性的蹬踢。yǐ tuí jiǎo de dēng shēn dòng zuò duì tà bǎn dì miàn huò wù tǐ shī lì shǐ qí chǎn shēng wèi yí huò fǎn zuò yòng lì gāi zì jì kě zhǐ lián xù de cǎi tà rú qí chē yě kě zhǐ yí cì xìng de dēng tī

Word origin

蹬 (dēng, "to push with the foot") is formed from 足 (zú, "foot") + 登 (dēng, "climb"), with 足 pointing to the foot action and 登 chiefly supplying the sound while also suggesting a rising step.

Usage tips

  • English often uses separate verbs for bicycle propulsion and a forceful foot action, while this Chinese verb covers both, so the surrounding object and context determine the exact English rendering.

Other meanings

  • step onverb
  • kickverb

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