款步 (kuǎnbù): to walk slowly and gracefully

Meanings

1 to walk slowly and gracefully
2 to stroll with deliberate, measured steps

Characters

款

Examples

她款步走上舞台。

Tā kuǎnbù zǒu shàng wǔtái.

She walked gracefully onto the stage.

老人款步穿过花园。

Lǎorén kuǎnbù chuānguò huāyuán.

The old man strolled slowly through the garden.

Tips

register

Literary, often poetic. The 款 here is an old sense meaning "slow, leisurely" (compare 款款 kuǎnkuǎn "unhurried"). In modern speech you’d say 慢慢地走 — 款步 is for novels, lyrics, and the occasional 武侠 description.

Stroke Order

款 kuǎn

步 bù

Related Words

散步 sànbù HSK 3 #3,537

to take a walk; to go for a stroll

漫步 mànbù #8,180

to stroll; to take a leisurely walk / to ramble

安步当车 ānbùdàngchē

to walk leisurely instead of riding (idiom) / to take an unhurried walk in lieu of a carriage / to do things at one's own relaxed pace

踱步 duóbù #28,310

to pace / to stroll slowly / to walk back and forth

台步 táibù #4,710

stage walk / catwalk strut / gait on stage

舞步 wǔbù #4,245

dance steps / dance moves

款 kuǎn #3,475

section / funds / style / to treat

步 bù HSK 3 #743

step; pace / stage; phase / measure word for steps

步行 bùxíng HSK 4 #6,317

to go on foot; to walk

步履蹒跚 bùlǚpánshān

to walk unsteadily (idiom) / to hobble along; to totter