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to go a step further / (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *步* | 步* | *步
a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation
HSK 3
initial / preliminary / tentative
HSK 3
progress; improvement / to improve; to progress / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double
HSK 3
to take a walk; to go for a walk
HSK 3
progressively / step by step
HSK 4
to go on foot / to walk
HSK 4
footstep / step
HSK 5
to step into / to enter
HSK 7-9
procedure / step
HSK 7-9
synchronous / to synchronize / to keep step with
HSK 7-9
to be on foot
HSK 7-9
to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity)
HSK 7-9
to concede / to give in / to yield / a concession / (linguistics) concessive
HSK 7-9
to halt / to stop / to go no farther
HSK 7-9
stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved) / a (usu. bad) situation / leeway
HSK 7-9
pace / (measured) step / march
HSK 7-9
walking path / pathway
Uber, app-based taxi company founded in 2009
quick step
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *步* | 步* | *步
surname Bu
infantry / foot / infantryman / foot soldier
steadily / a steady pace
to wander / to ramble / recreational hiking / to perambulate
rifle / CL: ,
rambler / a person strolling about
step by step / at every step
(said by departing guest) no need to see me out
asynchronous
to learn to walk / (fig.) to learn sth, making unsteady progress / to get started on the learning curve
dance steps
to stroll; to saunter
footwork
to stride forward
to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step / to consolidate at every step
stride / to step (on the spot) / to mark time / at a standstill
(martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse)
to settle a matter in one go
to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)
to pace; to stroll
goose-step (for military parades)
lit. to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom) / fig. to be deterred
unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市, Guangxi
to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball)
step / pace
small quick steps
large strides
lit. walking alone / prominent / unrivalled / outstanding
striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step / to strut
to take a step; to step forward
to do less well than before / to make a concession / setback / backward step / leeway / room to maneuver / fallback
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
cat-like gait / sashaying gait of a catwalk model
gait / marching order / step / pace
(literary) to move forward
to walk slowly / to amble along / gradually / slowly
rapid progress
to come to a stand / to stop
Chengbu Miao autonomous county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳, Hunan
stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas / stagnating and conservative
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)
running as fast as flying
at a stride / taking large steps (while walking)
sudden big stride forward
to blindly follow suit (idiom) / to imitate slavishly / to do what everyone else is doing
(idiom) not to yield an inch
to climb step by step / to rise steadily / on the up and up
to be united in action
Reebok (sportswear manufacturer)
pedometer
at a fast pace
to match (sb's) stride
to strut about
to shoot with great precision (idiom)
to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to
to have difficulty walking (idiom) / to walk with difficulty
(idiom) powerful and imposing demeanor
to stroll / to walk slowly
to write a poem using another poem's rhymes
pacing
to follow in other people's footsteps
walkie-talkie
to step forward / to walk
to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention
gait / to walk
to walk quickly / striding quickly
to go on foot (idiom) / to do things at a leisurely pace
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
sentry / sentinel
(literary) to slow down one's steps; to come to a halt
lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom) / fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better
to walk in someone's steps / to follow in someone's footsteps (literary) / a step (literary)
Progress (name of Russian spaceship)
dangling ornament worn by women
to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) / (euphemism) to predecease; to die first (e.g. before one's spouse)
(literary) light, airy steps (as if walking on lotuses); elegant gait of a woman

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