步

bou6

[1] [n] step; pace [2] [v] walk; stroll; on foot [3] situation; state; degree [4

碎步

seoi3 bou6

small quick steps

逐步

zuk6 bou6

step-by-step

步履維艱

bou6 lei5 wai4 gaan1

find it difficult to walk; each step is diffcult

退步

teoi3 bou6

(verb) Drop (in grades)

同步加速器

tung4 bou6 gaa1 cuk1 hei3

synchrotron

故步自封

gu3 bou6 zi6 fung1

be overly conservative; confine oneself to the old pattern of doing things [syn.

步發

bou6 faat3

footwork

徐步

ceoi4 bou6

to stroll; to walk slowly

線步

sin3 bou6

stitch

步韻

bou6 wan6

to write a poem using another poem's rhymes

步行蟲

bou6 hang4 cung4

ground beetle

地板步

dei6 baan2 bou6

footwork (from breakdancing)

攻擊步槍

gung1 gik1 bou6 coeng1

an assault rifle [written and colloquial]

步級

bou6 kap1

step

下一步

haa6 jat1 bou6

the next step

狙擊步槍

zeoi1 gik1 bou6 coeng1

a sniper rifle

放步哨

fong3 bou6 saau3

[[to post a guard]] to post a guard (OS).

見一步行一步

gin3 jat3 bou6 haang5 jat3 bou6

[[to take things as they come]] to take things as they come, to deal with things

行先一步

haang4 sin3 jat3 bou6

[[to walk first one step]] to die, to pass away.

戰鬥步

zin3 dau3 bou6

up-rock (from breakdancing)