Character
步
- 1. footstep; the distance between two feet while walking
- 2. stage; phase
- 3. situation; condition; degree reached
- 4. traditional unit of length equal to five chi (尺)
- 5. to walk on foot
- 6. (lit.) to tread; to step on; to follow in someone's footsteps
- 7. (dial.) to pace out; to measure by footsteps
- 8. a surname
- 9. same as 埠 (used mostly in place names)
Words using 步 as bù (18)
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Example
我每天早上都去跑步。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang dōu qù pǎo bù
I go running every morning.
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我每天早上都去公园散步。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang dōu qù gōng yuán sàn bù
I go to the park to take a walk every morning.
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我每天步行去上班。
wǒ měi tiān bù xíng qù shàng bān
I walk to work every day.
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她加快了脚步走向车站。
tā jiā kuài le jiǎo bù zǒu xiàng chē zhàn
She quickened her pace toward the station.
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为了进一步了解情况，他决定亲自去看看。
wèi le jìn yī bù liǎo jiě qíng kuàng tā jué dìng qīn zì qù kàn kan
In order to further understand the situation, he decided to go see for himself.
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他的中文进步很快。
tā de zhōng wén jìn bù hěn kuài
His Chinese is improving very quickly.
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我们逐步改善了生活条件。
wǒ men zhú bù gǎi shàn le shēng huó tiáo jiàn
We gradually improved our living conditions.
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我们已经达成了初步协议。
wǒ men yǐ jīng dá chéng le chū bù xié yì
We have reached a preliminary agreement.
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请按照步骤操作。
qǐng àn zhào bù zhòu cāo zuò
Please operate according to the steps.
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我们需要同步手机和电脑的数据。
wǒ men xū yào tóng bù shǒu jī hé diàn nǎo de shù jù
We need to synchronize the data between our phone and computer.
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- 地 place, position (provides the spatial/situational aspect)
- 步 step, stage (provides the progression/degree aspect)
Example
事情已经到了无法挽回的地步。
shì qing yǐ jīng dào le wú fǎ wǎn huí de dì bù
Things have reached an irreversible extent.
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她每天徒步上班。
tā měi tiān tú bù shàng bān
She goes to work on foot every day.
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游客止步，前方施工。
yóu kè zhǐ bù qián fāng shī gōng
Visitors stop here, construction ahead.
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她的步伐很轻快。
tā de bù fá hěn qīng kuài
Her pace is very brisk.
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他步入了新的人生阶段。
tā bù rù le xīn de rén shēng jiē duàn
He entered a new stage of life.
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在谈判中，双方都要让步。
zài tán pàn zhōng shuāng fāng dōu yào ràng bù
In negotiations, both sides must make concessions.
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这个项目刚刚起步。
zhè ge xiàng mù gāng gāng qǐ bù
This project has just started.
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他的汉语水平退步了。
tā de Hàn yǔ shuǐ píng tuì bù le
His Chinese level has regressed.
Structure & writing
步 is a component in 2 characters
步 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order