台 阶 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology) 采 取 措 施 cǎi qǔ cuò shī to adopt measures / to take steps 阶 梯 jiē tī flight of steps / (fig.) stepping stone / way to reach the goal of 放 慢 fàng màn to reduce the pace (of movements, steps etc) 舞 步 wǔ bù dance steps 大 踏 步 dà tà bù in big strides / (fig.) in giant steps 对 症 下 药 duì zhèng xià yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps 云 梯 yún tī (military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times / firefighters' extension ladder / stone steps on a mountain 折 回 zhé huí to turn back / to retrace one's steps 道 road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) 碎 步 suì bù small quick steps 大 步 流 星 dà bù liú xīng at a stride / taking large steps (while walking) 石 砌 shí qì stone steps 五 十 步 笑 百 步 wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom) / fig. the pot calls the kettle black 拾 to ascend in light steps 陛 the steps to the throne 阼 steps leading to the eastern door 蹐 walk with short steps 踥 to walk with small steps 土 阶 茅 屋 tǔ jiē máo wū lit. earthen steps and a small cottage / frugal living conditions (idiom) 土 阶 茅 茨 tǔ jiē máo cí lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut / frugal living conditions (idiom) 对 症 发 药 duì zhèng fā yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps 三 脚 两 步 sān jiǎo liǎng bù hurriedly / just a few steps away 拾 级 而 上 shè jí ér shàng to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom) 敛 步 liǎn bù (literary) to slow down one's steps / to come to a halt 款 步 kuǎn bù to walk slowly / with deliberate steps 步 武 bù wǔ to walk in someone's steps / to follow in someone's footsteps (literary) / a step (literary) 继 承 衣 钵 jì chéng yī bō to take up sb's mantle / to follow in sb's steps 趑 趄 嗫 嚅 zī jū niè rú faltering steps, mumbling speech (idiom) / hesitant / cringing / to cower 趦 趄 嗫 嚅 zī jū niè rú faltering steps / mumbling speech / hesitant / cringing / to cower 蹀 躞 dié xiè to walk in small steps / to pace about 蹑 蹀 niè dié to walk with mincing steps 职 等 内 降 一 级 或 多 级 loss of one or more steps in grade 13个 步 骤 13gè bù zhòu thirteen steps 临 渊 羡 鱼 ， 不 如 退 而 结 网 lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) / one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim 继 武 jì wǔ to follow in the steps of one's predecessor 继 轨 jì guǐ to follow in the steps of 饭 后 百 步 走 ， 活 到 九 十 九 fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb) 莲 步 lián bù (literary) light, airy steps (as if walking on lotuses) / elegant gait of a woman
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