"步" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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步
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(Bushou)		 止
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 止ツ
止 + 小?
Prononciation
Mandarin bù
Entry Methods
Pinyin bu4
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 YLMH
卜中一竹
Sijiao 2120.9
Wubi HIR
CNS 11643 1-4A63
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Unicode U+6B65
GB2312 B2BD
BIG5 A842
步 bù a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation
Results beginning with 步
步骤 bù zhòu procedure / step
步伐 bù fá pace / (measured) step / march
步入 bù rù to step into / to enter
步步 bù bù step by step / at every step
步行 bù xíng to go on foot / to walk
步兵 bù bīng infantry / foot / infantryman / foot soldier
步枪 bù qiāng rifle / CL:把[ba3],枝[zhi1]
步子 bù zi step / pace
步履 bù lu:3 gait / to walk
步法 bù fǎ footwork
步道 bù dào walking path / pathway
步态 bù tài gait / tread
步操 bù cāo foot drill (military, physical exercises etc)
步测 bù cè pacing
步调 bù diào gait / marching order / step / pace
步犁 bù lí walking plow
步辇 bù niǎn (literary) palanquin / sedan chair / to ride in a palanquin
步哨 bù shào sentry / sentinel
步武 bù wǔ to walk in someone's steps / to follow in someone's footsteps (literary) / a step (literary)
步摇 bù yáo dangling ornament worn by women
步月 bù yuè to stroll beneath the moon
步韵 bù yùn to write a poem using another poem's rhymes
步足 bù zú ambulatory leg (of a crab, lobster, spider etc)
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步行街 bù xíng jiē car-free zone / pedestrian street
步行者 bù xíng zhě pedestrian
步兵营 bù bīng yíng infantry battalion
步话机 bù huà jī walkie-talkie
步进制 bù jìn zhì step by step system
步行虫 bù xíng chóng ground beetle
步行区 bù xíng qū pedestrian area
步步为营 bù bù wéi yíng to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step / to consolidate at every step
步步高升 bù bù gāo shēng to climb step by step / to rise steadily / on the up and up
步调一致 bù diào yī zhì to be united in action
步履维艰 bù lu:3 wéi jiān to have difficulty walking (idiom) / to walk with difficulty
步斗踏罡 bù dǒu tà gāng to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步罡踏斗 bù gāng tà dǒu to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步兵战车 bù bīng zhàn chē infantry fighting vehicle / infantry combat vehicle
步进马达 bù jìn mǎ dá stepper motor
步履紊乱 bù lu:3 wěn luàn to be in complete disorder
步人后尘 bù rén hòu chén to follow in other people's footsteps
步态蹒跚 bù tài pán shān to walk unsteadily
步行性肺炎  walking pneumonia
步桥检查员  gangway officer
步兵加强营  reinforced infantry battalion
步兵加强连  reinforced rifle company
步兵营医务科 bù bīng yíng yī wù kē infantry battalion medical unit / battalion medical unit
步态分析遥测系统  Gait Analysis Telemetry System
步子太大，容易扯着蛋 bù zi tài dà , róng yì chě zhe dàn if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優|葛优[Ge3 You1] in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛|让子弹飞[Rang4 Zi3 dan4 Fei1]) / (fig.) take things one step at a time
Approximate Results for 步
一步 yī bù (single) step
进步 jìn bù progress / improvement / to improve / to progress / CL:個|个[ge4]
逐步 zhú bù progressively / step by step
同步 tóng bù synchronous / to synchronize / to keep step with
初步 chū bù initial / preliminary / tentative
脚步 jiǎo bù footstep / step
地步 dì bù stage / degree (to which a situation has evolved) / situation / leeway
起步 qǐ bù to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity)
漫步 màn bù to wander / to ramble / recreational hiking / to perambulate
散步 sàn bù to take a walk / to go for a walk
稳步 wěn bù steadily / a steady pace
大步 dà bù large strides
快步 kuài bù quick step
跑步 pǎo bù to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double
徒步 tú bù to be on foot
让步 ràng bù to concede / to give in / to yield / a concession / (linguistics) concessive
举步 jǔ bù (literary) to move forward
异步 yì bù asynchronous
舞步 wǔ bù dance steps
止步 zhǐ bù to halt / to stop / to go no farther
缓步 huǎn bù to walk slowly / to amble along / gradually / slowly
迈步 mài bù to take a step / to step forward
信步 xìn bù to stroll / to saunter
退步 tuì bù to do less well than before / to make a concession / setback / backward step / leeway / room to maneuver / fallback
代步 dài bù to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc) / to ride (or drive) / means of transportation
踏步 tà bù stride / to step (on the spot) / to mark time / at a standstill
箭步 jiàn bù sudden big stride forward
踱步 duó bù to pace / to stroll
停步 tíng bù to come to a stand / to stop
独步 dú bù lit. walking alone / prominent / unrivalled / outstanding
跨步 kuà bù to take a (striding) step
马步 mǎ bù horse stance (martial arts)
疾步 jí bù at a fast pace
留步 liú bù (said by departing guest) no need to see me out
却步 què bù to step back
锐步 Ruì bù Reebok (sportswear manufacturer)
慢步 màn bù at a slow pace
阔步 kuò bù to stride forward
碎步 suì bù small quick steps
正步 zhèng bù goose-step (for military parades)
走步 zǒu bù to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball)
徐步 xú bù to stroll / to walk slowly
八步 Bā bù Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市[He4 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
城步 Chéng bù Chengbu Miao autonomous county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan
横步 héng bù sidestep (in dance) / step sideways
开步 kāi bù to step forward / to walk
款步 kuǎn bù to walk slowly / with deliberate steps
敛步 liǎn bù to restrain motion / to check one's step
猫步 māo bù cat-like gait / sashaying gait of a catwalk model
撇步 piē bù (Tw) trick (of the trade) / clever move / (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])
撇步 piě bù (Tw) trick (of the trade) / clever move / (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])
齐步 qí bù to match (sb's) stride
觑步 qù bù to spy on
学步 xué bù to learn to walk / (fig.) to learn sth, making unsteady progress / to get started on the learning curve
音步 yīn bù foot (syllabic unit in verse) / meter / scansion
优步 Yōu bù Uber, app-based taxi company founded in 2009
拽步 zhuài bù to take long strides / to hurry (while walking)
转步 zhuǎn bù to turn around
纵步 zòng bù to stride / to bound
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进一步 jìn yī bù one step further / to move forward a step / further onwards
下一步 xià yī bù the next step
第一步 dì yī bù step one / first step
漫步者 màn bù zhě rambler / a person strolling about
大踏步 dà tà bù in big strides / (fig.) in giant steps
跑步机 pǎo bù jī treadmill / running machine
计步器 jì bù qì pedometer
代步车 dài bù chē vehicle / (more specifically) mobility vehicle (mobility scooter, electric wheelchair, Segway etc)
苏步青 Sū Bù qīng Su Buqing (1902-2003), Chinese mathematician
五步蛇 wǔ bù shé Deinagkistrodon, a venomous pit viper / also called five-paced viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)
蹲马步 dùn mǎ bù to do a martial-art squat
八步区 Bā bù qū Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市[He4 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
八字步 bā zì bù step with feet splayed outwards
便步走 biàn bù zǒu march at ease / route step
城步县 Chéng bù xiàn Chengbu Miao autonomous county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan
大步走 dà bù zǒu stride
丁字步 dīng zì bù T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
踱方步 duó fāng bù to pace / to stroll
非同步 fēi tóng bù asynchronous
分步骤 fēn bù zhòu step by step / one step at a time
弓箭步 gōng jiàn bù bow-and-arrow step (dance step)
狐步舞 hú bù wǔ fox-trot (ballroom dance) (loanword)
借一步 jiè yī bù could I have a word with you? (in private)
进步号 Jìn bù Hào Progress (name of Russian spaceship)
快步跑 kuài bù pǎo to trot
两步路 liǎng bù lù a step away / very close
跑步者 pǎo bù zhě runner
让步地 ràng bù de concessively (linguistic term) / yieldingly
散散步 sàn sàn bù to have a stroll
四方步 sì fāng bù a slow march
太空步 tài kōng bù moonwalk (dance)
同步的 tóng bù de phased / in phase
徒步区 tú bù qū (Tw) car-free zone / pedestrian zone
学步车 xué bù chē baby walker / baby walking frame
曳步舞 yè bù wǔ shuffle (dance)
一步裙 yī bù qún pencil skirt
则步隆 Zé bù lóng Zabulon or Zebulun, biblical land between Jordan and Galilee (Matthew 4:15)
正步走 zhèng bù zǒu to march at parade step / March! (military command)
12步计划  12 Step Program
13个步骤 13gè bù zhòu thirteen steps
望而却步 wàng ér què bù to shrink back / to flinch
一步到位 yī bù dào wèi to settle a matter in one go
寸步难行 cùn bù nán xíng unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
亦步亦趋 yì bù yì qū to blindly follow suit (idiom) / to imitate slavishly / to do what everyone else is doing
寸步不离 cùn bù bù lí to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to
狙击步枪 jū jī bù qiāng sniping rifle / telescope rifle
平步青云 píng bù qīng yún to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)
一步登天 yī bù dēng tiān reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom) / (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
昂首阔步 áng shǒu kuò bù striding forward with head high (idiom) / to walk with spirited and vigorous step / to strut
大步流星 dà bù liú xīng at a stride / taking large steps (while walking)
百步穿杨 bǎi bù chuān yáng to shoot with great precision (idiom)
小步舞曲 xiǎo bù wǔ qǔ minuet
寸步不让 cùn bù bù ràng (idiom) not to yield an inch
故步自封 gù bù zì fēng stuck in the old ways (idiom) / refusing to acknowledge new ideas / stagnating and conservative
安步当车 ān bù dàng chē to go on foot (idiom) / to do things at a leisurely pace
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
健步如飞 jiàn bù rú fēi running as fast as flying
快步流星 kuài bù liú xīng to walk quickly / striding quickly
蜗行牛步 wō xíng niú bù lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom) / fig. to move at a snail's pace / to make slow progress
一步一趋 yī bù yī qū see 亦步亦趨|亦步亦趋[yi4 bu4 yi4 qu1]
逐步反应  step reaction
逐步移交  phased transition / progressive handover
一步过渡  single-step transition
徒步巡逻  foot patrol / dismounted patrol
假肢步态  prosthetic gait
进步阵线  Progressives List
初步研究  desktop study
逐步减少  phase-out
逐步取消  phase-out
进步同盟  Alliance for Progress
初步承诺  advance pledge
按步就班 àn bù jiù bān follow the prescribed order / keep to conventional ways
长足进步 cháng zú jìn bù rapid progress
初步报告 chū bù bào gào immediate report
初步核算 chū bù hé suàn initial estimate
初步检验 chū bù jiǎn yàn screening test
初步设想 chū bù shè xiǎng tentative idea
初步谈判 chū bù tán pàn preliminary negotiation
寸步难移 cùn bù nán yí see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2]
放慢脚步 fàng màn jiǎo bù to ease up the pace / to slow things down
高视阔步 gāo shì kuò bù to strut about
规行矩步 guī xíng jǔ bù to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom) / to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention
横断步道 héng duàn bù dào pedestrian crossing
进步主义 jìn bù zhǔ yì progressivism
近乎同步 jìn hū tóng bù plesiochronous
举步维艰 jǔ bù wéi jiān to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
平走漫步 píng zǒu màn bù to be flatfooted (idiom)
起步公司 qǐ bù gōng sī start-up company
三脚两步 sān jiǎo liǎng bù hurriedly / just a few steps away
踏步不前 tà bù bù qián to be at a standstill / to mark time
太空漫步 tài kōng màn bù space walk
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