步 (bou6) — a Chinese family name in Cantonese

bouˍ₆步

Mandarin Pinyin: bu4

Meaning of 步

nouna Chinese family name

nouna unit in length in ancient China of about 5.5 feet

nounsituation; state; degree

nounfortune; doom

nounstep; pace

nounwalk; stroll; on foot

nounbanks of rivers, ponds, etc.

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Example Sentences with 步

我往常都是步行去上班。

I used to go to work on foot.

三步擸埋兩步走

He walks in long strides.

你啲廣東話進步咗好多！

Your Cantonese has improved a lot!

要成功就要一步一步嚟，千祈要切忌太急進

Take things one step at a time; avoid being rash and hasty if you want to succeed.

當你蹣跚學步時，爸爸離開咗我哋

Father left us when you were still tottering while learning to walk.

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Words Containing 步

步行bou6 hang4

to walk; to go on foot

步伐bou6 fat6

pace; step; march

信步seon3 bou6

take a leisurely stroll

逐步升級zuk6 bou6 sing1 kap1

escalation

快步跑faai3 bou6 paau2

trot

舉步維艱geoi2 bou6 wai4 gaan1

have great difficulty to walk

箭步zin3 bou6

swift footsteps; to stride

步月bou6 jyut6

to stroll beneath the moon

月球漫步jyut6 kau4 maan6 bou6

moonwalk, moonwalking, moonwalker (from breakdancing)

腳步goek3 bou6

footstep; pace; stride; gait

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