步伐

bùfá

noun HSK 7-9 #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

HSK 5

加快改革的步伐。

Jiākuài gǎigé de bùfá.

Accelerate the pace of reform.

HSK 6

他迈着坚定的步伐向前走。

Tā mài zhe jiāndìng de bùfá xiàngqián zǒu.

He walked forward with firm steps.

Stroke Order

步 bù

伐 fá