步 (bù) means Step (stages). Below are 24 of the 75 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
跑 步 对身体很好。
Pǎobù duì shēntǐ hěn hǎo.
Running is very good for your health.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 跑步
他坚持每天跑 步 。
Tā jiānchí měi tiān pǎo bù.
He keeps up his daily running.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 坚持
情况在逐 步 改善。
Qíngkuàng zài zhúbù gǎishàn.
The situation is improving step by step.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 逐步
我每天早上去跑 步 。
Wǒ měi tiān zǎoshang qù pǎobù.
I go running every morning.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 跑步
跑 步 是很好的运动。
Pǎobù shì hěn hǎo de yùndòng.
Running is very good exercise.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 运动
这是最关键的一 步 。
Zhè shì zuì guānjiàn de yí bù.
This is the most crucial step.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 关键
他喜欢在公园散 步 。
Tā xǐhuan zài gōngyuán sàn bù.
He likes strolling in the park.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 散步
他的中文进 步 很快。
Tā de Zhōngwén jìnbù hěn kuài.
His Chinese is improving quickly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 进步
刻苦练习才能进 步 。
Kèkǔ liànxí cái néng jìnbù.
Only diligent practice brings progress.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 刻苦
跑 步 对心脏有好处。
Pǎobù duì xīnzàng yǒu hǎochu.
Running is good for the heart.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 心脏
虚心的人进 步 更快。
Xūxīn de rén jìnbù gèng kuài.
Modest people improve faster.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 虚心
跑完 步 他浑身是汗。
Pǎo wán bù tā húnshēn shì hàn.
After his run he was covered in sweat from head to foot.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 浑身
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From the graded readers
两年前，我决定开始跑 步 。
liǎng niánqián, wǒ juédìng kāishǐ pǎobù.
Two years ago I decided to start running.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
她喜欢跑 步 ，每天早上都跑。
tā xǐhuan pǎobù, měitiān zǎoshang dōu pǎo.
She likes running and runs every morning.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Friend Lili
我七点就起床了，跑了半个小时 步 。
wǒ qī diǎn jiù qǐchuáng le / liǎo / liào, pǎo le / liǎo / liào bànge xiǎoshí bù.
I got up at seven and ran for half an hour.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend
我不敢说自己爱上了跑 步 ——说实话，我到现在也不太喜欢。
wǒ bùgǎn shuō zìjǐ àishàng le / liǎo / liào pǎobù—— shuō shíhuà, wǒ dào xiànzài yěbù tài xǐhuan.
I wouldn't claim to have fallen in love with running — honestly, I still don't much like it.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
From the travel phrasebook
这次我们各让一 步 。
Zhè cì wǒmen gè ràng yí bù.
Let's each give a little this time.
Travel phrasebook · Quality problems and claims
步 appears in 75 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 步
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 步
How is 步 used in a sentence?
This page shows 75 sentences using 步 (bù, "Step (stages)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 步 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 步 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 步?
The dictionary page for 步 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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