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踏板

tà bǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
pedal (in a car, on a piano etc) / treadle / footstool / footrest / footboard
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2aadd3a9972ad6f7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

踏板 踏板 [ta4 ban3] /pedal (in a car, on a piano etc)/treadle/footstool/footrest/footboard/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

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  • 踏
    tā

    see 踏實|踏实[tā shi]

    tà

    to tread / to stamp / to step on / to press a pedal / to investigate on the spot

  • 板
    bǎn

    board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL:塊|块[kuài] / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious / used in 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]

    pàn

    to catch sight of in a doorway (old)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.