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步 bù step, pace in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 止 zhĭ “stop.” This character is a picture of a right foot and a left foot taking one “step” after another. Distinguish 步 from simplified 岁 suì .
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 步 bù step, pace [M]
- 走一步 zŏu yíbù walk one step, take a step
- 先走一步 xiān zŏu yíbù lit. “take one step first,” meaning leave before others [IE]
- 饭后百步走，活到九十九 Fàn hòu băi bù zŏu, “Walk a hundred paces after
- (飯後百步走，活到九十九) huódào jiŭshijiŭ. eating and live to be 99.” [EX]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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