"Step" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 措施 | cuò shī | measure / step / CL:個|个[ge4] |   |
| 步骤 | bù zhòu | procedure / step | |
| 步伐 | bù fá | pace / (measured) step / march | |
| 台阶 | tái jiē | steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology) | |
| 一步 | yī bù | (single) step | |
| 脚步 | jiǎo bù | footstep / step | |
| 迈出 | mài chū | to step out / to take a (first) step | |
| 步子 | bù zi | step / pace | |
| 踏步 | tà bù | stride / to step (on the spot) / to mark time / at a standstill | |
| 跨步 | kuà bù | to take a (striding) step | |
| 走步 | zǒu bù | to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball) | |
| 步 |  bù | a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation | |
| 级 | jí | level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level | |
| 陔 | gāi | step / terrace | |
| 跐 | cǐ | to trample / to step / to walk on the ball of the foot | |
| 踖 | jí | to step / walk reverently | |
| 步调 | bù diào | gait / marching order / step / pace | |
| 进一步 | jìn yī bù | one step further / to move forward a step / further onwards | |
| 逐步 | zhú bù | progressively / step by step | |
| 同步 | tóng bù | synchronous / to synchronize / to keep step with | |
| 加油 | jiā yóu | to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on | |
| 上前 | shàng qián | to advance / to step forward | |
| 下一步 | xià yī bù | the next step | |
| 第一步 | dì yī bù | step one / first step | |
| 回避 | huí bì | to shun / to avoid (sb) / to skirt / to evade (an issue) / to step back / to withdraw / to recuse (a judge etc) | |
| 步入 | bù rù | to step into / to enter | |
| 踏上 | tà shàng | to set foot on / to step on or into | |
| 步步 | bù bù | step by step / at every step | |
| 手脚 | shǒu jiǎo | hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4]) | |
| 跨越 | kuà yuè | to step across / step over | |
| 出面 | chū miàn | to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up | |
| 接轨 | jiē guǐ | railtrack connection / to integrate into sth / to dock / to connect / to be in step with / to bring into line with / to align | |
| 加紧 | jiā jǐn | to intensify / to speed up / to step up | |
| 快步 | kuài bù | quick step | |
| 迈进 | mài jìn | to step in / to stride forward / to forge ahead | |
| 涉足 | shè zú | to set foot in / to step into / to become involved for the first time | |
| 迈向 | mài xiàng | to stride toward (success) / to march toward / to take a step toward | |
| 分期 | fēn qī | by stages / staggered / step by step / in installments | |
| 循序渐进 | xún xù jiàn jìn | in sequence, step by step (idiom) / to make steady progress incrementally | |
| 节节 | jié jié | step by step / little by little | |
| 退下 | tuì xià | to retire / to withdraw / to retreat / to step down | |
| 下台 | xià tái | to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook | |
| 让开 | ràng kāi | to get out of the way / to step aside | |
| 动弹不得 | dòng tan bu dé | to be unable to move a single step | |
| 权宜之计 | quán yí zhī jì | plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step | |
| 挺身而出 | tǐng shēn ér chū | to step forward bravely | |
| 迈步 | mài bù | to take a step / to step forward | |
| 石阶 | shí jiē | stone step | |
| 失足 | shī zú | to lose one's footing / to slip / to take a wrong step in life | |
| 合拍 | hé pāi | in time with (i.e. same rhythm) / to keep in step with / fig. to cooperate | |
| 渐进 | jiàn jìn | progress step by step / gradual progress / to move forward (slowly) | |
| 降压 | jiàng yā | to reduce the pressure (of a fluid) / to lower one's blood pressure / to lower (or step down) the voltage | |
| 退步 | tuì bù | to do less well than before / to make a concession / setback / backward step / leeway / room to maneuver / fallback | |
| 不合时宜 | bù hé shí yí | out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion | |
| 预防措施 | yù fáng cuò shī | protective step / protective measure | |
| 杀青 | shā qīng | to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) | |
| 步步为营 | bù bù wéi yíng | to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step / to consolidate at every step | |
| 越轨 | yuè guǐ | to run off the track / to step out of line / to overstep the bounds of propriety | |
| 一蹴而就 | yī cù ér jiù | to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight | |
| 寸步难行 | cùn bù nán xíng | unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation | |
| 挪开 | nuó kāi | to move (sth) aside / to step aside / to move over (when sitting on a bench) / to shift (one's gaze) | |
| 误入歧途 | wù rù qí tú | to take a wrong step in life (idiom) / to go astray | |
| 甘拜下风 | gān bài xià fēng | to step down gracefully (humble expression) / to concede defeat / to play second fiddle | |
| 却步 | què bù | to step back | |
| 拾级 | shè jí | to go up or down stairs step by step | |
| 踩刹车 | cǎi shā chē | to step on the brake / to brake (when driving) | |
| 插足 | chā zú | to squeeze in / to step in / to take part / to step between (two persons in a relationship) | |
| 升压 | shēng yā | to boost the pressure (of a fluid) / to boost (or step up) the voltage | |
| 昂首阔步 | áng shǒu kuò bù | striding forward with head high (idiom) / to walk with spirited and vigorous step / to strut | |
| 步步高升 | bù bù gāo shēng | to climb step by step / to rise steadily / on the up and up | |
| 下野 | xià yě | to step down from office / to go into opposition | |
| 阶 | jiē | rank or step / stairs | |
| 不敢越雷池一步 | bù gǎn yuè Léi chí yī bù | dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit | |
| 登 | dēng | to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) | |
| 开倒车 | kāi dào chē | to drive in reverse / fig. to take a backward step / retrogressive / trying to turn the clock back | |
| 迈 | mài | to take a step / to stride | |
| 踏 | tà | to tread / to stamp / to step on / to press a pedal / to investigate on the spot | |
| 跨 | kuà | to step across / to stride over / to straddle / to span | |
| 踩 | cǎi | to step on / to tread / to stamp / to press a pedal / to pedal (a bike) / (online) to downvote | |
| 蹬 | dèng | to step on / to tread on / to wear | |
| 蹬 | dēng | to step on / to tread on / to wear (shoes) / (slang) to dump (sb) / Taiwan pr. [deng4] | |
| 蹋 | tà | to step on | |
| 磴 | dèng | cliff-ledge / stone step | |
| 跬 | kuǐ | brief / short step | |
| 躐 | liè | step across | |
| 一念之差 | yī niàn zhī chā | momentary slip / false step / ill-considered action | |
| 一步一个脚印 | yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn | one step, one footprint (idiom) / steady progress / reliable | |
| 一蹴而得 | yī cù ér dé | to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight | |
| 不入时宜 | bù rù shí yí | out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion | |
| 扒高踩低 | pá gāo cǎi dī | crawl high, step low (idiom) / unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors / toadying and bullying | |
| 权宜之策 | quán yí zhī cè | stratagem of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift plan / interim step | |
| 棋高一着 | qí gāo yī zhāo | to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom) / to outsmart one's opponent | |
| 便步走 | biàn bù zǒu | march at ease / route step | |
| 步进制 | bù jìn zhì | step by step system | |
| 跴 | cǎi | to capture / to step on | |
| 彳 | chì | step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4] | |
| 亍 | chù | step with the right foot / see 彳亍[chi4 chu4] | |
| 躝 | lán | to pass / to step over / to creep / to twine round | |
| 一蹴即至 | yī cù jí zhì | to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight | |
| 八字步 | bā zì bù | step with feet splayed outwards | |
