步履

bùlǚ

noun #30,240

Meanings

1 gait
2 footstep
3 way of walking

Characters

to tread / footwear

Examples

老人步履蹒跚地走着。

Lǎorén bùlǚ pánshān de zǒu zhe.

The old man walked with a faltering gait.

他步履轻盈,像是要起舞。

Tā bùlǚ qīngyíng, xiàng shì yào qǐwǔ.

His steps were light, as if he were about to dance.

Tips

register

Literary register. In modern Chinese it survives mostly in fixed collocations: 步履蹒跚 (faltering gait), 步履轻盈 (light step), 步履匆匆 (hurried steps). For everyday 'walking' use 走 or 走路.

Stroke Order

步 bù

履 lǚ