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HSK
initial / preliminary / tentative
HSK 3
to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double
HSK 3
progress; improvement / to improve; to progress / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to go a step further / (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *步* | 步* | *步
a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation
HSK 3
to go on foot / to walk
HSK 4
to take a walk; to go for a walk
HSK 3
progressively / step by step
HSK 4
to settle a matter in one go
asynchronous
footstep / step
HSK 5
gait / tread
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
synchronous digital hierarchy / SDH
procedure / step
HSK 7-9
Uber, app-based taxi company founded in 2009
(literary) to slow down one's steps; to come to a halt
step one / first step
to step into / to enter
HSK 7-9
synchronous / to synchronize / to keep step with
HSK 7-9
to come to a stand / to stop
lit. to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom) / fig. to be deterred
running as fast as flying
to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)
to be on foot
HSK 7-9
to pace; to stroll
pace / (measured) step / march
HSK 7-9
to mark time (military) / to make no headway
progressivism
vehicle / (esp.) mobility vehicle (mobility scooter, electric wheelchair, Segway etc)
to concede / to give in / to yield / a concession / (linguistics) concessive
HSK 7-9
the next step
steadily / a steady pace
to halt / to stop / to go no farther
HSK 7-9
to step back
step by step / at every step
(idiom) not to yield an inch
to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc); to ride (or drive) / means of transportation
(literary) to move forward
shuffle (dance)
(Tw) car-free zone / pedestrian zone
to be united in action
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *步* | 步* | *步
surname Bu
to gain a firm foothold / (fig.) to get oneself established
striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step / to strut
step by step / one step at a time
stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas / stagnating and conservative
to match (sb's) stride
goose-step (for military parades)
stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved) / a (usu. bad) situation / leeway
HSK 7-9
hiking
plesiochronous
to walk quickly / striding quickly
to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to
to blindly follow suit (idiom) / to imitate slavishly / to do what everyone else is doing
a step away / very close
step with feet splayed outwards
asynchronous
to trot
space walk
tentative idea
simultaneous interpretation (Tw)
(idiom) to walk unsteadily; to hobble along
small quick steps
to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity)
HSK 7-9
step / pace
footwork
to learn to walk / (fig.) to learn sth, making unsteady progress / to get started on the learning curve
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom)
baby walker / baby walking frame
to stroll / to walk slowly
(idiom) powerful and imposing demeanor
to climb step by step / to rise steadily / on the up and up
walkie-talkie
asynchronous transfer mode / ATM
synchrotron
step by step system
DPP (Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan) / abbr. to 民進黨|民进党
one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress / reliable
to go on foot (idiom) / to do things at a leisurely pace
stride / to step (on the spot) / to mark time / at a standstill
to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom) / slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature
to stride forward
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
large strides
infantry / foot / infantryman / foot soldier
gait / marching order / step / pace
at a fast pace
foot (syllabic unit in verse) / meter / scansion
pedestrian area
ground beetle
assault rifle
to walk in someone's steps / to follow in someone's footsteps (literary) / a step (literary)
to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention
cat-like gait / sashaying gait of a catwalk model
rapid progress
to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) / (euphemism) to predecease; to die first (e.g. before one's spouse)

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