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脚步

jiǎo bù

2-character word Traditional 腳步

What 脚步 means

1. footstep
2. step

The characters in 脚步

• 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)
• 步bùa step; a pace; walk

Example sentences

• 汤姆停下脚步。
  Tom stopped walking.
• 突然，我停下脚步。
  Suddenly, my feet stopped.
• 他的脚步慢下来了。
  His pace was slower.
• 他停下脚步看起海报。
  Tā tíngxià jiǎobù kàn qǐ hǎibào.
  He paused to look at the poster.
• 汤姆想追随他父亲的脚步。
  Tāngmǔ xiǎng zhuīsuí tā fùqīn de jiǎobù.
  Tom wanted to follow in his father's footsteps.
• 狗停下了脚步，好像在抗议。
  The dog stopped walking, as if to complain.

Words containing 脚步

• 放慢脚步fàng màn jiǎo bùto ease up the pace; to slow things down
• 站稳脚步zhàn wěn jiǎo bùto gain a firm foothold; (fig.) to get oneself established