步伐 meaning in English

bùfá

pace; (measured) step

HSK 7-9noun13 strokes

Meaning of 步伐

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

步伐 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men应yīng该gāi走zǒu出chū什shén么me样yàng的de步bù伐fá。
What steps should we take?
我wǒ们men真zhēn的de得de加jiā紧jǐn步bù伐fá了le。
We've really got to step on it.
他tā迈mài着zhe稳wěn健jiàn的de步bù伐fá登dēng上shàng了le山shān丘qiū。
He was walking up the hill at a steady pace.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

步 bù · a step · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

伐 fá · cut down · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 步伐.

散步sànbùto take a walk; to go for a walk
进步jìnbùprogress; improvement; to improve; to progress
进一步jìnyībùto go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
跑步pǎobùto run; to jog
初步chūbùinitial; preliminary
步行bùxíngto go on foot; to walk
逐步zhúbùprogressively; step by step
脚步jiǎobùfootstep; step
地步dìbùstage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation
步骤bùzhòuprocedure; step
让步ràngbùto concede; to give in
同步tóngbùsynchronous; to synchronize

Questions about 步伐

What does 步伐 mean?

步伐 (bùfá) means "pace; (measured) step" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 步伐?

步伐 is made of 2 characters: 步 (7 strokes), 伐 (6 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 步伐 an HSK word?

Yes. 步伐 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.