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CHINESE CHARACTER

dǎo

蹈

蹈

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tread; dance

Numbered pinyin
dao3
English meanings
to tread; to stamp; to dance; to follow

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā她cóngxiǎo从小xuéxí学习wǔdǎo舞蹈。

    She has studied dance since childhood.

  2. 02

    tā他shǒu手wǔ舞zú足dǎo蹈de地jiǎngshù讲述zhe着。

    He talked while dancing with joy.

  3. 03

    wèile为了lǐxiǎng理想,tā他fù赴tāng汤dǎo蹈huǒ火yě也zài在suǒ所bùxī不惜。

    For his ideal, he would even go through fire and water.

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