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步

bù

HSK 2 Character

What 步 means

1. a step
2. a pace
3. walk
4. march
5. stages in a process
6. situation

Other readings

步 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Bùsurname Bu

Example sentences

• 她喜欢跑步
  Tā xǐhuan pǎobù
  She likes to run.
• 他让步了.
  Tā ràngbù le.
  He gave in.
• 肯没跑步。
  Ken wasn't running.
• 前进两步。
  Advance two steps.
• 你在进步。
  You're making progress.
• 你进步了。
  You've made progress.

Words starting with 步

• 步骤bù zhòuprocedure; step
• 步伐bù fápace; (measured) step; march
• 步行bù xíngto go on foot; to walk
• 步入bù rùto step into; to enter
• 步子bù zistep; pace
• 步行街bù xíng jiēcar-free zone; pedestrian street
• 步枪bù qiāngrifle
• 步兵bù bīnginfantry; foot; infantryman
• 步履bù lǚgait; to walk
• 步步bù bùstep by step; at every step
• 步法bù fǎfootwork
• 步调bù diàogait; marching order; step
• 步月bù yuèto stroll beneath the moon
• 步道bù dàowalking path; pathway
• 步行区bù xíng qūpedestrian area
• 步行者bù xíng zhěpedestrian
• 步话机bù huà jīwalkie-talkie
• 步进制bù jìn zhìstep by step system
• 步进马达bù jìn mǎ dástepper motor
• 步武bù wǔto walk in someone's steps; to follow in someone's footsteps (literary); a step (literary)
• 步测bù cèpacing
• 步步为营bù bù wéi yíngto advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step; to consolidate at every step
• 步足bù zúambulatory leg (of a crab, lobster, spider etc)
• 步态bù tàigait; tread

Words containing 步

• 跑步pǎo bùto run; to jog; (military) to march at the double
• 散步sàn bùto take a walk; to go for a walk
• 进步jìn bùprogress; improvement; to improve; to progress
• 逐步zhú bùprogressively; step by step
• 退步tuì bùto do less well than before; to make a concession; setback
• 初步chū bùinitial; preliminary; tentative
• 地步dì bùstage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation; leeway
• 让步ràng bùto concede; to give in; to yield
• 进一步jìn yī bùto go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
• 脚步jiǎo bùfootstep; step
• 同步tóng bùsynchronous; to synchronize; to keep step with
• 起步qǐ bùto set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity)
• 漫步màn bùto wander; to ramble; recreational hiking
• 徒步tú bùto be on foot
• 快步kuài bùquick step
• 大步dà bùlarge strides
• 稳步wěn bùsteadily; a steady pace
• 踱步duó bùto pace; to stroll
• 舞步wǔ bùdance steps
• 信步xìn bùto stroll; to saunter
• 迈步mài bùto take a step; to step forward
• 止步zhǐ bùto halt; to stop; to go no farther
• 大踏步dà tà bùin big strides; (fig.) in giant steps
• 代步dài bùto get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc); to ride (or drive)…

Characters that look like 步

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 学xuéto learn; to study; to imitate
• 官guāngovernment official; governmental; official
• 劳láo(bound form) to toil; labor; (bound form) laborer; (bound form) meritorious deed
• 秀xiù(bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent…
• 汐xīnight tides; evening ebbtide; Taiwan pr. xì
• 帚zhǒubroom

Sounds the same

Read bù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 不no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 部ministry; department; section
• 布cloth; to declare; to announce
• 怖terror; terrified; afraid
• 簿a book; a register; account-book
• 埠(bound form) wharf; pier; port town; (Taiwan; computing; bound form) port
• 埔used in place names
• 钚plutonium (chemistry)
• 瓿a kind of vase (old); see 安瓿
• 埗wharf; dock; jetty
• 蔀(literary) to cover; to shelter; (literary) 76 years (unit of time in ancient calendars)
• 㘵(used in place names)