脚踏实地

Traditional: 腳踏實地

jiǎo tà shí dì

Dictionary entry

to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy

What does 脚踏实地 mean?

脚踏实地 (jiǎo tà shí dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy

2steady and serious character

Character breakdown

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脚jiǎofoot · leg (of an animal or an object)踏tāsee 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]实shíreal · true 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

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脚踏实地

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