Sentence #844530 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 逐步 is built
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逐zhúto pursue; to chase; to drive away
豕pig · shǐSound part
辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part
辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 豕 (shǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhú.
步bùa step
步 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidTwo feet, one in front of the other: a step.
How to write 逐步
逐 10 strokes · 步 7 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 逐步 (zhúbù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
逐步 (zhúbù) means “progressively” or “step by step”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhúbù: zhú with a 2nd tone, then bù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 逐步 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhubu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 逐步 from the suggestions. Typing zhubu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
逐步 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
逐zhú2nd tone, rising
步bù4th tone, falling
