踏步
tà bù
Pinyin

Definition

踏步
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tà bù
  1. stride
  2. to step (on the spot)
  3. to mark time
  4. at a standstill

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

同步
tóng bù
  1. 1 synchronous
  2. 2 to synchronize
  3. 3 to keep step with
步
Bù
  1. 1 surname Bu
步步
bù bù
  1. 1 step by step
  2. 2 at every step
进步
jìn bù
  1. 1 progress
  2. 2 improvement
  3. 3 to improve
  4. 4 to progress
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
初步
chū bù
  1. 1 initial
  2. 2 preliminary
  3. 3 tentative
地步
dì bù
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 degree (to which a situation has evolved)
  3. 3 situation
  4. 4 leeway
大步
dà bù
  1. 1 large strides
徒步
tú bù
  1. 1 to be on foot
散步
sàn bù
  1. 1 to take a walk
  2. 2 to go for a walk
止步
zhǐ bù
  1. 1 to halt
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to go no farther
步伐
bù fá
  1. 1 pace
  2. 2 (measured) step
  3. 3 march
步入
bù rù
  1. 1 to step into
  2. 2 to enter
步行
bù xíng
  1. 1 to go on foot
  2. 2 to walk
步行者
bù xíng zhě
  1. 1 pedestrian
步行街
bù xíng jiē
  1. 1 car-free zone
  2. 2 pedestrian street
步骤
bù zhòu
  1. 1 procedure
  2. 2 step
漫步
màn bù
  1. 1 to wander
  2. 2 to ramble
  3. 3 recreational hiking
  4. 4 to perambulate
脚步
jiǎo bù
  1. 1 footstep
  2. 2 step
脚踏
jiǎo tà
  1. 1 pedal
脚踏实地
jiǎo tà shí dì
  1. 1 to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy
  2. 2 steady and serious character

Idioms (20)

一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
  1. 1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
  2. 2 reliable
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
  1. 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
亦步亦趋
yì bù yì qū
  1. 1 to blindly follow suit (idiom)
  2. 2 to imitate slavishly
  3. 3 to do what everyone else is doing
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
  1. 1 to go on foot (idiom)
  2. 2 to do things at a leisurely pace
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
  1. 1 (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
  1. 1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep close to
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
  1. 1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
  1. 1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
  2. 2 stagnating and conservative
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
  1. 1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. 2 to strut
步履维艰
bù lu:3 wéi jiān
  1. 1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
  2. 2 to walk with difficulty
步斗踏罡
bù dǒu tà gāng
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步罡踏斗
bù gāng tà dǒu
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
  1. 1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
百尺竿头，更尽一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
  1. 1 lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do
  2. 2 to continue to further successes
  3. 3 not to rest on one's laurels
百步穿杨
bǎi bù chuān yáng
  1. 1 to shoot with great precision (idiom)
稳步不前
wěn bù bù qián
  1. 1 to mark time and make no advances (idiom)
脚踏两条船
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán
  1. 1 lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have it both ways
  3. 3 to run after two hares
  4. 4 (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
脚踏实地
jiǎo tà shí dì
  1. 1 to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy
  2. 2 steady and serious character
举步维艰
jǔ bù wéi jiān
  1. 1 to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我现在好像遇到学习的一个瓶颈了。这段时间我总觉得我的中文水平一直在原地踏步，不知道怎么突破这个瓶颈。真是郁闷啊！
wǒ xiànzài hǎoxiàng yùdào xuéxí de yī gè píngjǐng le 。zhè duàn shíjiān wǒ zǒng juéde wǒ de Zhōngwén shuǐpíng yīzhí zài yuándìtàbù ，bù zhīdào zěnme tūpò zhè ge píngjǐng 。zhēn shì yùmèn ā ！
It seems like now I have reached a learning plateau. Lately I always feel that my Chinese level has been at a standstill and I don't know how to break through this bottleneck. It's so depressing!
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这个踏步机又能瘦腿又能瘦腰呢！
zhè gè tàbùjī yòu néng shòu tuǐ yòu néng shòu yāo ne ！
This elliptical machine can help slim your legs and your waist!
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那你也可以做一些器械运动，像跑步机，踏步机，什么的。
nà nǐ yě kěyǐ zuò yīxiē qìxiè yùndòng ，xiàng pǎobùjī ，tàbùjī ，shénme de 。
You can use some machines, like the treadmill and the stepper.
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