腳踏實地 jiǎo tà shí dì

down-to-earth; practical and steady

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy
  2. 2. steady and serious character

Characters

Character Meaning
腳 jiǎo
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)
踏 tà HSK 6
to step on; to tread; to stamp
實 shí
real; true; really
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly