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步

bù
HSK 3

“A step” in Chinese is 步 (bù).

Other characters with the syllable bu: see all 9 →

Meaning

  • a step
  • a pace
  • walk
Show 4 more meanings
  • march
  • stages in a process
  • situation
  • surname Bu

Example

她中文有进步。

She is progressing in Chinese.

From 进步 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 步

初步chūbùinitialHSK 3进步jìnbùprogress; improvementHSK 3跑步pǎobùto runHSK 3散步sànbùto take a walk; to go for a walkHSK 3进一步jìnyībùto go a step furtherHSK 3步行bùxíngto go on footHSK 4逐步zhúbùprogressivelyHSK 4脚步jiǎobùfootstepHSK 5

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3被bèiquiltHSK 3币bìmoneyHSK 3标biāomarkHSK 3并bìngandHSK 3播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3补bǔto repairHSK 3

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