步武
bù wǔ
Pinyin

Definition

步武
 - 
bù wǔ
  1. to walk in someone's steps
  2. to follow in someone's footsteps (literary)
  3. a step (literary)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tóng bù
  1. 1 synchronous
  2. 2 to synchronize
  3. 3 to keep step with
  1. 1 surname Bu
bù bù
  1. 1 step by step
  2. 2 at every step
wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 general
  2. 2 military leader
  3. 3 fierce man
wǔ lín
  1. 1 martial arts (social) circles
Wǔ hàn
  1. 1 Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
wǔ yì
  1. 1 martial art
  2. 2 military skill
wǔ shù
  1. 1 military skill or technique (in former times)
  2. 2 all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
  3. 3 self-defense
  4. 4 tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
  5. 5 also called kungfu 功夫
  6. 6 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
jiǎo bù
  1. 1 footstep
  2. 2 step
jìn bù
  1. 1 progress
  2. 2 improvement
  3. 3 to improve
  4. 4 to progress
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
chū bù
  1. 1 initial
  2. 2 preliminary
  3. 3 tentative
dì bù
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 degree (to which a situation has evolved)
  3. 3 situation
  4. 4 leeway
dà bù
  1. 1 large strides
wēi wǔ
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 formidable
cùn bù nán xíng
  1. 1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
tú bù
  1. 1 to be on foot
sàn bù
  1. 1 to take a walk
  2. 2 to go for a walk
zhǐ bù
  1. 1 to halt
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to go no farther
bù fá
  1. 1 pace
  2. 2 (measured) step
  3. 3 march
bù rù
  1. 1 to step into
  2. 2 to enter

Idioms (20)

一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
  1. 1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
  2. 2 reliable
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
  1. 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
亦步亦趋
yì bù yì qū
  1. 1 to blindly follow suit (idiom)
  2. 2 to imitate slavishly
  3. 3 to do what everyone else is doing
孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
  1. 1 courageous and strong (idiom)
  2. 2 Herculean (physique etc)
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
  1. 1 to go on foot (idiom)
  2. 2 to do things at a leisurely pace
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
  1. 1 (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
  1. 1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep close to
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
  1. 1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
  1. 1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
  1. 1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
  2. 2 stagnating and conservative
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
  1. 1 civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
  1. 1 well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
  2. 2 master of pen and sword
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
  1. 1 political and military achievements (idiom)
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
  1. 1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. 2 to strut
步履维艰
bù lu:3 wéi jiān
  1. 1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
  2. 2 to walk with difficulty
步斗踏罡
bù dǒu tà gāng
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步罡踏斗
bù gāng tà dǒu
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
  1. 1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
用武之地
yòng wǔ zhī dì
  1. 1 ample scope for abilities
  2. 2 favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)

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