步 bù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 止 — to stop, to halt
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
步伐
bùfá
pace; step
Characters in this word
伐 fá
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 戈 spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 数字化转型的步伐一旦停滞，传统企业就会迅速失去竞争力。 Shùzìhuà zhuǎnxíng de bùfá yídàn tíngzhì, chuántǒng qǐyè jiù huì xùnsù shīqù jìngzhēnglì. Once the pace of digital transformation stalls, traditional enterprises will quickly lose competitiveness.
- 孩子们排着队，步伐整齐地走进操场。 Háizimen pái zhe duì, bùfá zhěngqí de zǒu jìn cāochǎng. The children lined up and walked into the playground in step.
- 年纪大了，爷爷的步伐慢了下来。 Niánjì dà le, yéye de bùfá màn le xiàlái. With age, Grandpa's pace has slowed down.