迈

mài

“To step” in Chinese is 迈 (mài).

Other characters with the syllable mai: see all 6 →

Meaning

to step; to stride
bound formold; elderly
(loanword) mile (esp. in expressions of vehicle speed)

Example

很多人问我，青春的诀别是否意味着年迈的将近。

A lot of people ask me whether bidding goodbye to youth means old age is near.

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

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 迈

迈进màijìnto step inHSK 7-9 年迈niánmàioldHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

哎āihey!HSK 7-9 哀āiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]HSK 7-9 癌áicancer; (esp.) carcinomaHSK 7-9 蔼ǎifriendlyHSK 7-9 艾àiChinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxaHSK 7-9 唉àiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)HSK 7-9 隘àinarrowHSK 7-9 昂ángto liftHSK 7-9 凹āoconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)HSK 7-9 熬áoto simmer; to boil slowlyHSK 7-9

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