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步

bù

step, pace; walk, stroll

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Strokes
7
Radical
止
HSK
2
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 他步行上学。

    Tā bù xíng shàng xué

    He goes to school on foot.

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  • 这是第一步。

    Zhè shì dì yī bù

    It's the first step.

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  • 她中文有进步。

    Tā Zhōng wén yǒu jìn bù

    She is progressing in Chinese.

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  • 我每天跑步。

    Wǒ měi tiān pǎo bù

    I run every day.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 步

  • 跑步pǎo bù 3–4 to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double
  • 步bù 4a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation
  • 进一步jìn yī bù 4–1–4to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
  • 进步jìn bù 4–4 progress; improvement; to improve; to progress
  • 初步chū bù 1–4 initial; preliminary; tentative
  • 散步sàn bù 4–4 to take a walk; to go for a walk
  • 步行bù xíng 4–2 to go on foot; to walk
  • 逐步zhú bù 2–4 progressively; step by step
  • 脚步jiǎo bù 3–4 footstep; step
  • 步骤bù zhòu 4–4 procedure; step
  • 退步tuì bù 4–4 to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback
  • 地步dì bù 4–4 stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway