步
bù
a step
surname Bu; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation
a picture of 步 → two feet, one step apart
The character shows two feet (止) placed one above the other, one foot forward and one behind — the ancient form literally depicted the motion of stepping. A single 止 means 'stop' or 'foot'; doubled in this arrangement, it captures the rhythm of walking.
他慢慢地走了一步，停了下来。
tā màn màn de zǒu le yī bù, tíng le xià lái.
He slowly took one step and then stopped.
事情已经到了这一步，我们只能继续。
shì qíng yǐ jīng dào le zhè yī bù, wǒ men zhǐ néng jì xù.
Things have already reached this stage; we can only keep going.
Words with 步
阔步
kuò bù
to stride forward
逐步
zhú bù
progressively
进一步
jìn yī bù
to go a step further
进步
jìn bù
progress; improvement
进步主义
jìn bù zhǔ yì
progressivism
进步号
jìn bù hào
Progress (name of Russian spaceship)
迈步
mài bù
to take a step; to step forward
邯郸学步
hán dān xué bù
to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom)
锐步
ruì bù
Reebok (sportswear manufacturer)
长足进步
cháng zú jìn bù
rapid progress
自动步道
zì dòng bù dào
moving walkway
开步
kāi bù
to step forward