步
伐

Pace in Chinese: 步伐 (bù fá)

bù fá

pace

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1pace
  2. 2(measured) step
  3. 3march

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步
伐

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄈㄚˊ

fá

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 我们要加快改革的步伐。

    wǒ men yào jiā kuài gǎi gé de bù fá。

    We must quicken the pace of reform.

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Related words

步

bù

a step

跑步

pǎo bù

to run

散步

sàn bù

to take a walk

步骤

bù zhòu

procedure

进步

jìn bù

progress

退步

tuì bù

to do less well than before

逐步

zhú bù

progressively

初步

chū bù

initial

步行

bù xíng

to go on foot

脚步

jiǎo bù

footstep

步入

bù rù

to step into

地步

dì bù

stage

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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