踏實 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Realistic / Practical

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tā shí

踏實 means realistic or practical.

If you need a reminder to remain grounded in your life, this is a great way to do that. 踏實 also can have the meanings of “at ease,” “down to earth,” “to have peace of mind,” “free from anxiety,” steady, or steadfast.

Keep Your Feet on the Ground

Be Down-to-Earth

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jiǎo tà shí dì

腳踏實地 is a four-character proverb that suggests that you should be practical, realistic, and grounded.

Some translate this as a suggestion to be down-to-earth.

The first character means “feet.”
The second means “step on” or “stand.”
The third means “solid,” “real,” or “true.”
The last character means “ground,” “earth,” or “terra.”

Literally, this means “[keep your] Feet Standing [on] Solid Ground.”

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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 踏實 search...

Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
踏實踏实 see styles	tā shi ta1 shi5 t`a shih ta shih	More info & calligraphy: Realistic / Practical firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]
腳踏實地脚踏实地 see styles	jiǎo tà shí dì jiao3 ta4 shi2 di4 chiao t`a shih ti chiao ta shih ti	More info & calligraphy: Keep Your Feet on the Ground to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy; steady and serious character
踏踏實實踏踏实实 see styles	tā tā shí shí ta1 ta1 shi2 shi2 t`a t`a shih shih ta ta shih shih	踏踏實實 Custom Scroll steady; steadfast

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Realistic Practical	踏實踏实		tā shí / ta1 shi2 / ta shi / tashi	t`a shih / tashih / ta shih
Keep Your Feet on the Ground	腳踏實地脚踏实地		jiǎo tà shí dì jiao3 ta4 shi2 di4 jiao ta shi di jiaotashidi	chiao t`a shih ti chiaotashihti chiao ta shih ti
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.