一步步

yībùbù
adverb #25,394

Meanings

  1. 1 step by step
  2. 2 gradually
  3. 3 one step at a time

Examples

HSK 2
Xué yǔyán yào yībùbù lái, bùnéng jí.
Learning a language must be done step by step; you can't rush.
HSK 4
Tā yībùbù shíxiàn le zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng.
She realized her dreams one step at a time.
HSK 7-9
Tā yībùbù de pá shàng le shāndǐng.
He climbed to the mountain top step by step.

Tips

memory
Think of (step) doubled after (one): one step, step - painting the image of slow, deliberate forward movement.

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