大踏步

dàtàbù

adverb #36,484

Meanings

1 in big strides
2 with great strides
3 (figurative) in giant steps / by leaps and bounds

Characters

to step / to tread

Examples

HSK 3

他大踏步地走向讲台。

Tā dàtàbù de zǒuxiàng jiǎngtái.

He strode toward the podium with big steps.

HSK 5

中国正在大踏步地向前发展。

Zhōngguó zhèngzài dàtàbù de xiàngqián fāzhǎn.

China is developing forward by leaps and bounds.

Tips

usage

Mostly adverbial, followed by 地 (de) and a motion verb. Common in news headlines and political speeches as a metaphor for rapid progress (大踏步前进 'march forward in giant strides').

Stroke Order

大 dà

踏 tà

步 bù