步

bù

noun HSK 3 #743

Meanings

1 step; pace
2 stage; phase
3 measure word for steps

Characters

Examples

请往前走一步。

Qǐng wǎng qián zǒu yī bù.

Please take one step forward.

第一步是最难的。

Dì yī bù shì zuì nán de.

The first step is the hardest.

他一步一步地走上去。

Tā yī bù yī bù de zǒu shàngqù.

He walked up step by step.

Tips

usage

Common compounds: 散步 (sànbù, take a walk), 进步 (jìnbù, progress), 脚步 (jiǎobù, footstep), 跑步 (pǎobù, to jog).

Stroke Order

步 bù