纵步

縱步

zòngbù

verb

Meanings

1 to stride
2 to bound
3 to leap forward in long strides

Characters

to release, to let loose, vertical

Examples

HSK 5

运动员纵步冲向终点。

Yùndòngyuán zòngbù chōng xiàng zhōngdiǎn.

The athlete sprinted with long strides toward the finish line.

HSK 7-9

他纵步跃过水沟。

Tā zòngbù yuè guò shuǐgōu.

He bounded across the ditch in one stride.

Tips

usage

Slightly literary. 纵 here means 'to release / let loose' (as in 纵情 'give free rein to') - so 纵步 is to let your stride loose, take a long bounding step. Compare 箭步 ('arrow-step', a single explosive lunge) and 大步 (plain 'big step').

Stroke Order

纵 zòng

步 bù