脚踏实地 jiǎotāshídì to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground
to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy; steady and serious character
How to remember 脚踏实地: 脚 foot + 踏 to tread on + 实 real + 地 ground = to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground.
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How it is used
- Idiom: down-to-earth and steady - feet planted firmly on the ground - 做事要脚踏实地 (zuòshì yào jiǎotà shídì) do things in a grounded, practical way.
- High praise for working solidly step by step, the opposite of 好高骛远 (aiming impractically high) or empty talk - 不要好高骛远 (búyào hàogāo-wùyuǎn) don't aim too high.
- Common in advice, work evaluations, and self-descriptions.