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踏實

简踏实 · 繁踏實

Mandarin · pinyin tā shi

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踏: tà · step on, trample, tread on, walk
實: shí · real, true, solid, honest
实: shí · real, true; honest, sincere

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1–5 · ta1 shi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daap6 sat6

Cantonese word readings for 踏實. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

firm; steady; sure; dependable
(of one's mind) at ease; free from anxiety; not tense
workable; practical; feasible

verb

(literary) to walk steadily

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