walk; a step; a pace

HSK 2 #349

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 349th character
Radical ⽌ (77.3)
Strokes 7
Index # 710

Definitions

步 bù
  1. 1. walk
  2. 2. a step
  3. 3. a pace
  4. 4. stages in a process
  5. 5. situation
  6. 6. march
  7. 7. surname Bu

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Words containing 步

Word Meaning
step sideways; sidestep (in dance)
to walk slowly; with deliberate steps
March! (military command); to march at parade step
to follow in other people's footsteps
to follow in other people's footsteps
sentry; sentinel
to be in complete disorder
to be in complete disorder
to have difficulty walking (idiom); to walk with difficulty
gait; tread
gait; tread
to walk unsteadily
to walk unsteadily
dangling ornament worn by women
dangling ornament worn by women
foot drill (military, physical exercises etc)
Daoist star-step ritual; worship star gods
to stroll beneath the moon
rifle
to consolidate at every step
to rise steadily; to climb step by step; on the up and up
to rise steadily; to climb step by step; on the up and up
to follow in someone's footsteps (literary)
pacing
pacing