步bùa step; a pace
步 (bù) means "a step" or "a pace." 请往前走一步 says please take one step forward. 从学校到家,走几步就到 says the walk home from school is only a few steps. 你慢一点儿,一步一步走 says go slowly, one step at a time. 我往前走了两步 says I took two steps forward. Each example uses that same meaning.
What does 步 mean?
- 1.
a step; a pacenoun
What does the character 步 mean?
- 步a step; a pace
How do you use 步?
步 can follow a number, as in 一步 or 两步, and it can be repeated in 一步一步.
Patterns
Verb + 一步
请往前走一步。
Qǐng wǎng qián zǒu yí bù.
Please take one step forward.
一步一步 + Verb
你慢一点儿,一步一步走。
Nǐ màn yìdiǎnr, yí bù yí bù zǒu.
Go slowly, one step at a time.
Number + 步
我往前走了两步。
Wǒ wǎng qián zǒu le liǎng bù.
I took two steps forward.
What are some examples of 步 in a sentence?
请往前走一步。
Qǐng wǎng qián zǒu yí bù.
Please take one step forward.
从学校到家,走几步就到。
Cóng xuéxiào dào jiā, zǒu jǐ bù jiù dào.
It is only a few steps from school to home.
你慢一点儿,一步一步走。
Nǐ màn yìdiǎnr, yí bù yí bù zǒu.
Go slowly, one step at a time.
我往前走了两步。
Wǒ wǎng qián zǒu le liǎng bù.
I took two steps forward.
How is 步 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
从学校到家远吗?
Cóng xuéxiào dào jiā yuǎn ma?
Is it far from school to home?
- Speaker B:
不远,走几步就到。
Bù yuǎn, zǒu jǐ bù jiù dào.
Not far. It is only a few steps.
- Speaker A:
那我们现在走吧。
Nà wǒmen xiànzài zǒu ba.
Then let's walk now.
- Speaker B:
好。慢一点儿,一步一步走。
Hǎo. Màn yìdiǎnr, yí bù yí bù zǒu.
All right. Go slowly, one step at a time.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.