款步

kuǎnbù

verb

Meanings

1 to walk slowly and gracefully
2 to stroll with deliberate, measured steps

Characters

leisurely, slow

Examples

HSK 5

她款步走上舞台。

Tā kuǎnbù zǒu shàng wǔtái.

She walked gracefully onto the stage.

HSK 6

老人款步穿过花园。

Lǎorén kuǎnbù chuānguò huāyuán.

The old man strolled slowly through the garden.

Tips

register

Literary, often poetic. The 款 here is an old sense meaning "slow, leisurely" (compare 款款 "unhurried"). In modern speech you'd say 慢慢地走. 款步 is for novels, lyrics, and the occasional 武侠 description.

Stroke Order

款 kuǎn

步 bù