下一步
xià yī bù
Pinyin

Definition

下一步
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xià yī bù
  1. the next step

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
yī yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 equal to
  4. 4 the same as
  5. 5 just like
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
yī xiē
  1. 1 some
  2. 2 a few
  3. 3 a little
  4. 4 (following an adjective) slightly ...er
yī gòng
  1. 1 altogether
yī zài
  1. 1 repeatedly
yī qiè
  1. 1 everything
  2. 2 every
  3. 3 all
yī bàn
  1. 1 half
yī tóng
  1. 1 along
  2. 2 together
yī wèi
  1. 1 blindly
  2. 2 invariably
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
yī tā hú tu
  1. 1 muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
  2. 2 complete shambles
  3. 3 a total mess
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always

Idioms (20)

一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng
  1. 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. each person has his own position
  3. 3 each to his own
  4. 4 horses for courses
  5. 5 every kettle has its lid
一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
  1. 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一传十,十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
  1. 1 a tiny bit (idiom)
  2. 2 an iota
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一则以喜,一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一呼百诺
yī hū bǎi nuò
  1. 1 one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call

Sample Sentences

声东击西?喔!这我听过,就是先派出自己的朋友,假装想认识他,看看结果怎么样,再规划下一步...
shēngdōngjīxī ?ō !zhè wǒ tīng guo ,jiùshì xiān pàichū zìjǐ de péngyou ,jiǎzhuāng xiǎng rènshi tā ,kàn kan jiéguǒ zěnmeyàng ,zài guīhuà xiàyībù . . .
Create a diversion? Ah, this I've heard of. First, send one of your own friends, ask your friends to get to know them under false pretences, then see how it goes and then plan you next move...
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上面有指示了吗?我们还在等下一步的决定。
shàngmian yǒu zhǐshì le ma ?wǒmen háizài děng xiàyībù de juédìng 。
Are there any instructions from up above? We're still waiting for the next stage decision.
Go to Lesson 
那,像你这么有计划的人,下一步想必已经打算好了吧?
nà ,xiàng nǐ zhème yǒu jìhuà de rén ,xiàyībù xiǎngbì yǐjīng dǎsuànhǎo le ba ?
Well, someone as organised as you, surely you've got your next step all planned out.
点“下一步”,去付钱吧。
diǎn “xià yī bù ”,qù fùqián ba 。
Click “Next Step” and go pay.
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好,这次的定性调查不错,给了我们很多高质量的回答。下一步会做什么?
hǎo ,zhècì de dìngxìng diàochá bùcuò ,gěi le wǒmen hěn duō gāozhìliàng de huídá 。xiàyībù huì zuò shénme ?
OK. This was an excellent qualitative study. It gave us a lot of high-quality feedback. What's the next step?
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我现在真的感觉有点迷茫,不知道下一步该怎么走。
wǒ xiànzài zhēnde gǎnjué yǒudiǎn mímáng ,bù zhīdào xià yī bù gāi zěnme zǒu 。
I'm really feeling a bit lost these days. I don't know what I should do next.
小顺子,说的是。那依你看,我们下一步该怎么做呢?
Xiǎoshùnzi ,shuōdeshì 。nà yī nǐ kàn ,wǒmen xiàyībù gāi zěnme zuò ne ?
You're right, Xiao Shunzi. In your opinion, what should our next step be?