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八步
Bā bù
Pinyin
Definition
八步
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Bā bù
Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市[Hè zhōu shì], Guangxi
Character Decomposition
八
八
步
止
小
丿
Related Words
(20)
八
bā
1
eight
2
8
同步
tóng bù
1
synchronous
2
to synchronize
3
to keep step with
步
Bù
1
surname Bu
步步
bù bù
1
step by step
2
at every step
进步
jìn bù
1
progress
2
improvement
3
to improve
4
to progress
5
CL:個|个[gè]
七上八下
qī shàng bā xià
1
at sixes and sevens
2
perturbed state of mind
3
in a mess
三八
sān bā
1
International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nu:3 jié], 8th March
2
foolish
3
stupid
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
1
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
2
at sixes and sevens
八十
bā shí
1
eighty
2
80
八卦
bā guà
1
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì jīng]
2
gossip
3
gossipy
八卦掌
bā guà zhǎng
1
baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
八婆
bā pó
1
meddling woman
2
nosy parker (Cantonese)
八宝粥
bā bǎo zhōu
1
rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
八戒
bā jiè
1
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
八方
bā fāng
1
the eight points of the compass
2
all directions
八月
Bā yuè
1
August
2
eighth month (of the lunar year)
初步
chū bù
1
initial
2
preliminary
3
tentative
十八
shí bā
1
eighteen
2
18
十有八九
shí yǒu bā jiǔ
1
most likely
2
mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
3
vast majority
地步
dì bù
1
stage
2
degree (to which a situation has evolved)
3
situation
4
leeway
Idioms
(20)
一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
1
one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
2
reliable
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
1
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
1
(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
1
misshapen
2
crooked
3
uneven (idiom)
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
1
(idiom) everything broken and in disorder
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
1
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
2
at sixes and sevens
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
1
the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
2
the pot calls the kettle black
亦步亦趋
yì bù yì qū
1
to blindly follow suit (idiom)
2
to imitate slavishly
3
to do what everyone else is doing
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
1
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2
fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
1
sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
1
everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
1
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
1
lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
2
fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
1
to go on foot (idiom)
2
to do things at a leisurely pace
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
1
(idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
1
to follow sb closely (idiom)
2
to keep close to
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
1
unable to move a single step (idiom)
2
to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
Sample Sentences