tà​jiǎo​shí

stepping stone

  • created reference approved 踏脚石/踏腳石 → 块/塊 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    踏脚石 / 踏腳石 tà​jiǎo​shí

    块 / 塊 kuài

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 踏脚石/踏腳石 → 垫脚石/墊腳石 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    踏脚石 / 踏腳石 tà​jiǎo​shí

    垫脚石 / 墊腳石 diàn​jiǎo​shí

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 踏脚石/踏腳石 · tà​jiǎo​shí · stepping stone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    踏脚石 / 踏腳石

    tà​jiǎo​shí

    stepping stone

    A stone placed for stepping on to cross a stream or to reach a higher spot; (figuratively) a person, thing, or situation used as a means to achieve a goal or gain a higher position.

    踏 (literal) → 踏 · tà · to step on 脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot 石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense