步 bù

step, pace; walk, stroll

HSK 2 #349

DEFINITIONS

  • step, pace
  • walk, stroll
  • surname Bu
  • a step
  • a pace
  • walk
  • march
  • stages in a process
  • situation

STROKES

WORDS

步子 bù zi step; pace
步法 bù fǎ footwork
寸步不离 cùn bù bù lí to follow sb closely (idiom); to keep close to
踏步 tà bù stride; to step (on the spot); to mark time; at a standstill
昂首阔步 áng shǒu kuò bù striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step; to strut
留步 liú bù (said by departing guest) no need to see me out
平步青云 píng bù qīng yún to rapidly go up in the world; meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)
停步 tíng bù to come to a stand; to stop
步话机 bù huà jī walkie-talkie
踱步 duó bù to pace; to stroll
大步 dà bù large strides
步履 bù lǚ gait; to walk
跨步 kuà bù to take a (striding) step
步行街 bù xíng jiē car-free zone; pedestrian street
大踏步 dà tà bù in big strides; (fig.) in giant steps
寸步难行 cùn bù nán xíng unable to move a single step (idiom); to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
稳步 wěn bù steadily; a steady pace
正步 zhèng bù goose-step (for military parades)
举步维艰 jǔ bù wéi jiān to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
一步登天 yī bù dēng tiān reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
亦步亦趋 yì bù yì qū to blindly follow suit (idiom); to imitate slavishly; to do what everyone else is doing
碎步 suì bù small quick steps
缓步 huǎn bù to walk slowly; to amble along; gradually; slowly
齐步 qí bù to match (sb's) stride
邯郸学步 hán dān xué bù to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom); slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature
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