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踏实

tā shi

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 踏實

踏实 (tā shi) means "steady; down-to-earth; at ease". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 踏实 means

1. firmly-based
2. steady
3. steadfast
4. to have peace of mind
5. free from anxiety
6. Taiwan pr. tà shí

The characters in 踏实

• 踏tàto tread; to stamp; to step on
• 实shíreal; true; honest

Example sentences

• 我是个脚踏实地的人。
  Wǒ shì gè jiǎotàshídì de rén.
  I have my feet firmly planted on the ground.

Words containing 踏实

• 脚踏实地jiǎo tà shí dìto have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom)…

Sounds the same

Read tā shi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 塌实variant of 踏实

Where 踏实 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · suàn–tā (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read tā shi correctly.
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