步伐

bùfá

noun HSK 7 #9,673

Meanings

1 pace
2 step
3 march

Characters

to cut down; to attack

伐 here carries the sense of measured, purposeful movement.

Examples

加快改革的步伐。

Jiākuài gǎigé de bùfá.

Accelerate the pace of reform.

他迈着坚定的步伐向前走。

Tā mài zhe jiāndìng de bùfá xiàng qián zǒu.

He walked forward with firm steps.

Stroke Order

步 bù

伐 fá