步 bù a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation syn 稳定 穩定 wěn dìng steady / stable / stability / to stabilize / to pacify syn 坚定 堅定 jiān dìng firm / steady / staunch / resolute syn 徘徊 pái huái to pace back and forth / to dither / to hesitate / (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate syn 步伐 bù fá pace / (measured) step / march syn 安稳 安穩 ān wěn steady / stable / sedate / calm / (of sleep) sound / (of a transition) smooth syn 放慢 fàng màn to reduce the pace (of movements, steps etc) syn 平稳 平穩 píng wěn smooth / steady syn 沉着 沉著 chén zhuó steady / calm and collected / not nervous syn 稳固 穩固 wěn gù stable / steady / firm / to stabilize syn 步子 bù zi step / pace syn 神速 shén sù lightning speed / amazingly rapid / incredible pace of development syn 彷徨 páng huáng to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn / to hesitate / to waver syn 踏实 踏實 tā shi firmly-based / steady / steadfast / to have peace of mind / free from anxiety / Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2] syn 脚踏实地 腳踏實地 jiǎo tà shí dì to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom) / realistic without flights of fancy / steady and serious character syn 稳重 穩重 wěn zhòng steady / earnest / staid syn 源源不断 源源不斷 yuán yuán bù duàn a steady flow (idiom) / an unending stream syn 稳健 穩健 wěn jiàn firm / stable and steady syn 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 踱步 duó bù to pace / to stroll syn 沉稳 沉穩 chén wěn steady / calm / unflustered syn 并驾齐驱 並駕齊驅 bìng jià qí qū to run neck and neck / to keep pace with / to keep abreast of / on a par with one another syn 静态 靜態 jìng tài static / sedate / quiet / passive / (physics) static / steady-state / (electronics) quiescent 跑马 跑馬 pǎo mǎ horse race / to ride a horse at a fast pace / (dialect) wet dream syn 循序渐进 循序漸進 xún xù jiàn jìn in sequence, step by step (idiom) / to make steady progress incrementally syn 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with / to keep pace with 放缓 放緩 fàng huǎn to slow / to slow down (the pace of) syn 稳扎稳打 穩扎穩打 wěn zhā wěn dǎ to go steady and strike hard (in fighting) / fig. steadily and surely syn 踏踏实实 踏踏實實 tā tā shí shí steady / steadfast syn 节律 節律 jié lǜ rhythm / pace 盘桓 盤桓 pán huán to pace / to linger / to stay over / to spiral / to hover syn 四平八稳 四平八穩 sì píng bā wěn everything steady and stable (idiom) / overcautious and unimaginary syn 踯躅 躑躅 zhí zhú (literary) to pace back and forth syn 稳如泰山 穩如泰山 wěn rú tài shān steady as Mt Tai / as safe as houses syn 正职 正職 zhèng zhí main job / day job / steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual) / chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy) 疾步 jí bù at a fast pace syn 谈恋爱 談戀愛 tán liàn ài to court / to go steady / to be dating syn 先进集体 先進集體 xiān jìn jí tǐ (official accolade) pace-setting team / exemplary group 稳压 穩壓 wěn yā stabilized voltage / regulated voltage / steady pressure / regulated pressure 领跑 領跑 lǐng pǎo to take the lead in a race / to set the pace 慢步 màn bù at a slow pace 稳态 穩態 wěn tài steady state / homeostasis 走步 zǒu bù to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball) 稳 穩 wěn settled / steady / stable syn 步调 步調 bù diào gait / marching order / step / pace syn 踱 duó to pace / to stroll / Taiwan pr. [duo4] syn 五步蛇 wǔ bù shé Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces) syn 稳练 穩練 wěn liàn steady and proficient / skilled and reliable syn 一步一个脚印 一步一個腳印 yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn one step, one footprint (idiom) / steady progress / reliable syn 安步当车 安步當車 ān bù dàng chē to go on foot (idiom) / to do things at a leisurely pace 追风逐电 追風逐電 zhuī fēng zhú diàn proceeding at a tremendous pace / getting on like a house on fire syn 蜗行牛步 蝸行牛步 wō xíng niú bù lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom) / fig. to move at a snail's pace / to make slow progress syn 后 PACE 方桉 後 PACE 方案 post-PACE programme 稳恒 穩恆 wěn héng steady / stable and permanent / constant / steady-state 稳态理论 穩態理論 wěn tài lǐ lùn the steady-state theory (cosmology) 稳厚 穩厚 wěn hòu steady and honest 稳实 穩實 wěn shí steady / calm and practical 稳恒态 穩恆態 wěn héng tài steady state / stable and permanent attitude 稳静 穩靜 wěn jìng steady / calm 臭氧的平衡浓度 equilibrium ozone concentration / steady-state ozone level 稳定发展 steady progression 稳定演变 wěn dìng yǎn biàn steady progression 稳定进步 wěn dìng jìn bù steady progression 定常流 dìng cháng liú stationary flow / steady flow 平衡状态经济 píng héng zhuàng tài jīng jì steady state economy 肥羊 féi yáng (fig.) attractive and easy mark / source of steady profit / moneymaker / cash cow 跦 zhū pace back and forth / to walk 辿 chān used in names, e.g. 龍王辿|龙王辿[Long2 wang2 Chan1] Longwang Chan, a place in Shaanxi Province / (literary) (of one's walking pace) slow 紧湊 緊湊 jǐn còu pace (e.g. of modern life) / tempo 蜗行 蝸行 wō xíng to advance at a snail's pace 蹀躞 dié xiè to walk in small steps / to pace about syn 转腰子 轉腰子 zhuàn yāo zi (coll.) to pace around nervously / to speak indirectly / to beat about the bush 佩斯--联合王国国际事务处 Pace-United Kingdom International Affairs 行板 xíng bǎn andante / at a walking pace 踱方步 duó fāng bù to pace / to stroll 配速 pèi sù (loanword) pace (running) 放慢脚步 放慢腳步 fàng màn jiǎo bù to ease up the pace / to slow things down 放慢速度 fàng màn sù dù to ease up the pace / to slow things down 并驾齐驱 並駕齊驅 bìng jià - qí qū (idiom) to run neck and neck / to keep pace with / to keep abreast of / on par with one another syn 