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dēng
v. to pedal, to press down or push (with the foot); to tread, to step on; to put on (shoes); to dump (someone)
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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wó měi tiān dēng zhe zì xíng chē shàng bān .
phr. I pedal a bicycle to work every day.
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tā huā le hěn cháng shí jiān cái dēng shang nà shuāng xié .
phr. It took her quite a long time to step on that pair of shoes.
jiǎo dēng zi
n. (of a bicycle) pedal
dēng zài zhuō zi shàng cā bō li
phr. step on the table and wipe the glass
dēng bí zi shàng liǎn
idiom. be insatiable, push one's luck, take advantage of sb's weakness
cèng dèng
v. (lit.) to be down on one's luck, to meet with setbacks, be frustrated in one's career
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shàng xīng qī tā bǎ tā nǚ péng you dēng le .
phr. Last week he dumped his girlfriend.
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tā men bèi tuō zǒu shí zhēng zhá zhe yòu tī yòu dēng .
phr. When they were dragged away, (they were) struggling, kicking and pushing with their feet.
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xiǎo míng dēng le dēng mǎ, ràng tā màn páo qǐ lái .
phr. Xiao Ming pushed the horse with his foot, driving it into slow trotting.