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HSK
initial / preliminary / tentative
HSK 3
to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double
HSK 3
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  *步* | 步* | *步
a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation
HSK 3
to take a walk; to go for a walk
HSK 3
to go a step further / (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
HSK 3
progressively / step by step
HSK 4
asynchronous
progress; improvement / to improve; to progress / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
asynchronous
Uber, app-based taxi company founded in 2009
step one / first step
synchronous / to synchronize / to keep step with
HSK 7-9
to spy on
to come to a stand / to stop
footstep / step
HSK 5
to be on foot
HSK 7-9
to pace; to stroll
to mark time (military) / to make no headway
(literary) to slow down one's steps; to come to a halt
to stride forward
to concede / to give in / to yield / a concession / (linguistics) concessive
HSK 7-9
the next step
to halt / to stop / to go no farther
HSK 7-9
step by step / at every step
to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc); to ride (or drive) / means of transportation
striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step / to strut
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  *步* | 步* | *步
surname Bu
to step back
goose-step (for military parades)
stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved) / a (usu. bad) situation / leeway
HSK 7-9
plesiochronous
hurriedly / just a few steps away
step with feet splayed outwards
space walk
small quick steps
(literary) light, airy steps (as if walking on lotuses); elegant gait of a woman
to do a martial-art squat
to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity)
HSK 7-9
to stroll / to walk slowly
to gain a firm foothold / (fig.) to get oneself established
to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention
stride / to step (on the spot) / to mark time / at a standstill
dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
large strides
at a fast pace
foot (syllabic unit in verse) / meter / scansion
to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) / (euphemism) to predecease; to die first (e.g. before one's spouse)
moonwalk (dance)
to wander / to ramble / recreational hiking / to perambulate
to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom) / slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature
to learn to walk / (fig.) to learn sth, making unsteady progress / to get started on the learning curve
quick step
(idiom) powerful and imposing demeanor
T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
to stroll; to saunter
to take long strides / to hurry (while walking)
lit. walking alone / prominent / unrivalled / outstanding
steadily / a steady pace
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
lit. to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom) / fig. to be deterred
at a slow pace
(said by departing guest) no need to see me out
dance steps
rapid progress
to step forward / to walk
to take a step; to step forward
(martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse)
(Tw) trick (of the trade); clever move (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])
a slow march
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 / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball)
to take a (striding) step
in big strides / (fig.) in giant steps
could I have a word with you? (in private)
cat-like gait / sashaying gait of a catwalk model
moonwalk (dance)
forward lunge (stance used in martial arts, fitness training etc)
to strut about
to walk slowly / with deliberate steps
sudden big stride forward
Reebok (sportswear manufacturer)
(literary) to move forward
to walk slowly / to amble along / gradually / slowly
to pace; to stroll
to match (sb's) stride
to do less well than before / to make a concession / setback / backward step / leeway / room to maneuver / fallback
to ease up the pace / to slow things down
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
to turn around
sidestep (in dance) / step sideways
(Tw) dirty trick; unethical tactic (from Taiwanese 漚步, Tai-lo pr. [àu-pōo])
to stride / to bound


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