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踏腳石 (daap6 goek3 sek6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

踏腳石 (daap6 goek3 sek6, tà jiǎo shí) — a stepping stone (a metaphor for someone who is being used as a stepping stone by others to reach their goals)

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 踏兩頭船 (daap6 loeng5 tau4 syun4) — literally: 'stepping on two ships with one foot', to date two people at the sam…
• 踏單車 (daap6 daan1 ce1) — to ride a bike
• 踏實 (daap6 sat6) — down-to-earth; good foundation
• 踏正 (daap6 zing3) — on the spot (timing; spoken)
• 踏破鐵鞋無覓處 (daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3) — to describe something that is nowhere to be found even after painstakingly exha…
• 踏 (daap6) — to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot; t…

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