To take a step in Chinese: 迈 (mài)

mài

to take a step

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to take a step
  2. 2to stride

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ㄇㄞˋ

mài

/ m/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

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  • 他迈开大步向前走去。

    tā mài kāi dà bù xiàng qián zǒu qù。

    He strode forward with big steps.

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