Definition
蹈 is a literary verb meaning 'to tread' or 'to dance'. In modern Chinese it rarely appears alone; it is most commonly found in fixed expressions and compounds such as 舞蹈 (dance), 赴汤蹈火 (to go through fire and water), and 重蹈覆辙 (to repeat the same mistake). You'll encounter it in formal writing or idioms.
v.
to treadto step onto dance
Examples
- 。Tā shì yì míng zhuānyè de wǔ dǎo yǎnyuán.She is a professional dancer.
- 。Tā juéxīn fù tāng dǎo huǒ.He is determined to go through fire and water.
- 。Wǒmen yào bìmiǎn chóng dǎo fù zhé.We must avoid repeating the same mistake.
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