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jiǎo 脚 tà 踏 shí 实 dì 地

脚踏实地 jiǎo tà shí dì

down-to-earth; steady and practical

Literally: foot step solid ground

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Origin

From a Song-dynasty anecdote about the historian Sima Guang, whom Shao Yong called 脚踏实地人.

How to use it

Adverbial or predicate; positive. 脚踏实地地工作/学习.

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  1. 学外语没有捷径，只能脚踏实地，一天天地练。
    Xué wàiyǔ méiyǒu jiéjìng, zhǐ néng jiǎo tà shí dì, yī tiān tiān de liàn.
    There is no shortcut to learning a foreign language; you can only be down-to-earth and practise day by day.
    learn foreign language not have shortcut, only can foot step solid ground, one day day (particle) practise
  2. 他是一个脚踏实地的年轻人，老板很信任他。
    Tā shì yī ge jiǎo tà shí dì de niánqīngrén, lǎobǎn hěn xìnrèn tā.
    He is a down-to-earth young man, and the boss trusts him a lot.
    he is one (measure) foot step solid ground (particle) young person, boss very trust him

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