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bou6
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[1] [n] step; pace [2] [v] walk; stroll; on foot [3] situation; state; degree [4] banks of rivers, ponds, etc. [5] fortune; doom [6] a unit in length in ancient China of about 5.5 feet [7] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 7
Level: 3
Radical: 止 (#77)
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止步
zi2 bou6 = halt, no admittance
跑步
paau2 bou6 = run
進步
zeon3 bou6 = to progress; progressive
逐步
zuk6 bou6 = step-by-step
一步
jat1 bou6 = one single step, a pace
第一步
dai6 jat1 bou6 = first step
步級
bou6 kap1 = steps粵
腳步
goek3 bou6 = footstep
散步
saan3 bou6 = to go for a walk; to take a walk
步伐
bou6 fat6 = pace; step; marchSee all 70 compounds |
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Showing all 4 examples containing 步
你啲廣東話進步咗好多！ 粵
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Your Cantonese has improved a lot!
我往常都是步行去上班。 國
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I used to go to work on foot.
三步擸埋兩步走 粵
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He walks in long strides.
要成功就要一步一步嚟，千祈要切忌太急進 粵
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Take things one step at a time; avoid being rash and hasty if you want to succeed. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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