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cǎi
v. to step on, to trample, to tread; to degrade, to belittle, to demean
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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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cái shuǐ
phr. treading water
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cái diǎnr
v. move with musical rhythm; make a thorough and careful investigation of a place a person intends
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tā cǎi le wǒ de jiǎo .
phr. He stepped on my foot.
cǎi tà
v. to tread on, to stamp on
jiáo cái liǎng zhī chuán
idiom. to sit on the fence, to have a foot in both camps -- to serve two masters, to date two persons at the same time
cǎi zhe bié rén wǎng shàng pá
phr. to grind others under foot for one's own advancement
cǎi léi
phr. to step on a mine, (fig.) to encounter (something bad); (fig.) to break the law, to violate the law