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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
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
footstep / step
HSK 5
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
Uber, app-based taxi company founded in 2009
quick step
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *步* | 步* | *步
surname Bu
steadily / a steady pace
to wander / to ramble / recreational hiking / to perambulate
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
to stroll; to saunter
to stride forward
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 pace; to stroll
goose-step (for military parades)
lit. to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom) / fig. to be deterred
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)
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
cat-like gait / sashaying gait of a catwalk model
(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
dance steps
sudden big stride forward
Reebok (sportswear manufacturer)
at a fast pace
to match (sb's) stride
to strut about
(idiom) powerful and imposing demeanor
to stroll / to walk slowly
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
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
(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 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
(Tw) dirty trick; unethical tactic (from Taiwanese 漚步, Tai-lo pr. [àu-pōo])
moonwalk (dance)
to turn around
could I have a word with you? (in private)
to take a (striding) step
(Tw) trick (of the trade); clever move (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])
to mark time (military) / to make no headway
lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom) / fig. the pot calls the kettle black
to take long strides / to hurry (while walking)
step one / first step
to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom) / slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature
space walk
asynchronous
step with feet splayed outwards
forward lunge (stance used in martial arts, fitness training etc)
to walk slowly / with deliberate steps
the next step
T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
at a slow pace
to spy on
to pace; to stroll
dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
moonwalk (dance)
to do a martial-art squat
foot (syllabic unit in verse) / meter / scansion
hurriedly / just a few steps away
to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc); to ride (or drive) / means of transportation
to step back
a slow march
in big strides / (fig.) in giant steps
to ease up the pace / to slow things down
sidestep (in dance) / step sideways
to gain a firm foothold / (fig.) to get oneself established
to stride / to bound
plesiochronous


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