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步
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Definitions
- 1. a step
- 2. a pace
- 3. walk
- 4. march
- 5. stages in a process
- 6. situation
Example Sentences
1 shown前進兩 步 。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 步
cat-like gait
stage
running as fast as flying
Uber, app-based taxi company founded in 2009
to go a step further
asynchronous
to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
bow-and-arrow step (dance step)
(literary) palanquin; sedan chair
sentry
DPP (Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan)
step
treadmill
assault rifle
to shoot with great precision (idiom)
a step away
walking plow
to follow in other people's footsteps
pedestrian
follow the prescribed order
initial
foot (syllabic unit in verse)
step by step
dance steps
footwork
to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom)
(literary) to slow down one's steps; to come to a halt
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)
to go on foot
(martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse)
modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)
stagnating and conservative
moonwalk (dance)
to match (sb's) stride
to shrink back; to flinch
(fig.) to get oneself established
to halt
procedure
hiking trail
Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市[hè zhōu shì], Guangxi
shuffle (dance)
moving walkway
lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
to wander
step one
minuet
to do a martial-art squat
stride
walking path
to concede
to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step
to ease up the pace
dangling ornament worn by women
to march at parade step
to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
to strut about
Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市[hè zhōu shì], Guangxi
fox-trot (ballroom dance) (loanword)
to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
to walk slowly
to have a stroll
lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)
to step forward
sudden big stride forward
one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
foot drill (military, physical exercises etc)
to trot
fig. to move at a snail's pace
step
to rapidly go up in the world
(literary) to move forward
to walk unsteadily; to hobble along
quick step
Chengbu Miao autonomous county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[shào yáng], Hunan
to stride forward
to settle a matter in one go
to walk quickly
(said by departing guest) no need to see me out
ambulatory leg (of a crab, lobster, spider etc)
vehicle
infantry
to do less well than before
at a slow pace
to step back
hurriedly
steadily
see 亦步亦趨|亦步亦趋[yì bù yì qū]
pace
small quick steps
at a fast pace
to climb step by step
car-free zone
Progress (name of Russian spaceship)
gait
to step into
to turn around
to mark time and make no advances (idiom)
baby walker
to write a poem using another poem's rhymes
to walk in someone's steps
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
(idiom) not to yield an inch
footstep
dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
march at ease
asynchronous transfer mode
to set out
to go on foot (idiom)
pedestrian area
to stroll
to walk slowly
to run
pacing
pedestrian crossing
to be at a standstill
to walk
visitors are not admitted (idiom)
to follow sb closely (idiom)
pencil skirt
in big strides
rifle
to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself)
to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc); to ride (or drive)
step by step system
synchronous digital hierarchy
to mark time (military)
pedestrian zone
to come to a stand
stepper motor
Chengbu Miao Autonomous County in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[shào yáng], Hunan
progressivism
to stride
elliptical trainer
could I have a word with you? (in private)
unable to move a single step (idiom)
progress; improvement
to be united in action
gait
striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
step by step
to learn to walk
rapid progress
runner
hiking
see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cùn bù nán xíng]
walkie-talkie
to take a step; to step forward
step with feet splayed outwards
goose-step (for military parades)
to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
synchrotron
to spy on
to be in complete disorder
if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優|葛优[gě yōu] in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛|让子弹飞[ràng zǐ dàn fēi])
lit. walking alone
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
to take a walk; to go for a walk
space walk
asynchronous
to take a (striding) step
to pace
tentative idea
to take long strides
plesiochronous
Zabulon or Zebulun, biblical land between Jordan and Galilee (Matthew 4:15)
Su Buqing (1902-2003), Chinese mathematician
escalation
rambler
large strides
synchronous
to walk unsteadily
Happy New Year!
at a stride
Chengbu Miao autonomous county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[shào yáng], Hunan
a slow march
Reebok (sportswear manufacturer)
progressively
to pace
to blindly follow suit (idiom)
pedometer
to have difficulty walking (idiom)
sidestep (in dance)
ground beetle
T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
to stroll
the next step
moonwalk (dance)
to stroll beneath the moon