一步步

yíbùbù

adverb #25,394

Meanings

HSK 3

学语言要一步步来，不能急。

Xué yǔyán yào yíbùbù lái, bùnéng jí.

Learning a language must be done step by step; you can't rush.

HSK 5

她一步步实现了自己的梦想。

Tā yíbùbù shíxiàn le zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng.

She realized her dreams one step at a time.

HSK 6

他一步步地爬上了山顶。

Tā yíbùbù de pá shàng le shāndǐng.

He climbed to the mountain top step by step.

memory

Think of 步 (step) doubled after 一 (one): one step, step - painting the image of slow, deliberate forward movement.

一 yī

步 bù