加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on syn 步 bù a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation syn 级 級 jí level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level syn 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 措施 cuò shī measure / step / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 进一步 進一步 jìn yī bù to go a step further / (develop, understand, improve etc) more / further syn 落后 落後 luò hòu to fall behind / to lag (in technology etc) / backward / to retrogress syn 回避 迴避 huí bì to shun / to avoid (sb) / to skirt / to evade (an issue) / to step back / to withdraw / to recuse (a judge etc) syn 手脚 手腳 shǒu jiǎo hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4]) syn 让开 讓開 ràng kāi to get out of the way / to step aside 台阶 臺階 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology) syn 脚步 腳步 jiǎo bù footstep / step syn 同步 tóng bù synchronous / to synchronize / to keep step with syn 挪开 挪開 nuó kāi to move (sth) aside / to step aside / to move over (when sitting on a bench) / to shift (one's gaze) 步伐 bù fá pace / (measured) step / march syn 步入 bù rù to step into / to enter 步骤 步驟 bù zhòu procedure / step syn 跨越 kuà yuè to step across / step over syn 下台 下臺 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook syn 出面 chū miàn to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up syn 上前 shàng qián to advance / to step forward syn 步步 bù bù step by step / at every step 迈出 邁出 mài chū to step out / to take a (first) step syn 挺身而出 tǐng shēn ér chū to step forward bravely 快步 kuài bù quick step syn 合拍 hé pāi in time with (i.e. same rhythm) / to keep in step with / fig. to cooperate syn 不合时宜 不合時宜 bù hé shí yí out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion syn 涉足 shè zú to set foot in / to step into / to become involved for the first time syn 逐步 zhú bù progressively / step by step syn 失足 shī zú to lose one's footing / to slip / to take a wrong step in life syn 迈进 邁進 mài jìn to step in / to stride forward / to forge ahead syn 走进 走進 zǒu jìn to enter / to step into 迈向 邁向 mài xiàng to stride toward (success) / to march toward / to take a step toward 加紧 加緊 jiā jǐn to intensify / to speed up / to step up syn 步子 bù zi step / pace syn 误入歧途 誤入歧途 wù rù qí tú to take a wrong step in life (idiom) / to go astray syn 后空翻 後空翻 hòu kōng fān backward somersault / backflip 踏步 tà bù stride / to step (on the spot) / to mark time / at a standstill syn 越轨 越軌 yuè guǐ to run off the track / to step out of line / to overstep the bounds of propriety syn 昂首阔步 昂首闊步 áng shǒu kuò bù striding forward with head high (idiom) / to walk with spirited and vigorous step / to strut syn 权宜之计 權宜之計 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step 迈步 邁步 mài bù to take a step / to step forward syn 降压 降壓 jiàng yā to reduce the pressure (of a fluid) / to lower one's blood pressure / to lower (or step down) the voltage 杀青 殺青 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) syn 跨步 kuà bù to take a (striding) step 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 踏上 tà shàng to set foot on / to step on or into syn 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation syn 分期 fēn qī by stages / staggered / step by step / in installments 正步 zhèng bù goose-step (for military parades) 回流 huí liú to flow back / reflux / circumfluence / refluence / backward flow / returning flow (e.g. of talent) 渐进 漸進 jiàn jìn progress step by step / gradual progress / to move forward (slowly) syn 石阶 石階 shí jiē stone step syn 接轨 接軌 jiē guǐ railtrack connection / to integrate into sth / to dock / to connect / to be in step with / to bring into line with / to align syn 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight syn 步步为营 步步為營 bù bù wéi yíng to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step / to consolidate at every step syn 却步 卻步 què bù to step back syn 下野 xià yě to step down from office / to go into opposition syn 一步 yī bù (single) step 下一步 xià yī bù the next step 第一步 dì yī bù step one / first step 向后 向後 xiàng hòu backward 跳过 跳過 tiào guò to jump over / to skip (a step, chapter etc) 节节 節節 jié jié step by step / little by little syn 退下 tuì xià to retire / to withdraw / to retreat / to step down 动弹不得 動彈不得 dòng tan bu dé to be unable to move a single step 预防措施 預防措施 yù fáng cuò shī protective step / protective measure 甘拜下风 甘拜下風 gān bài xià fēng to step down gracefully (humble expression) / to concede defeat / to play second fiddle syn 拾级 拾級 shè jí to go up or down stairs step by step 踩刹车 踩剎車 cǎi shā chē to step on the brake / to brake (when driving) 插足 chā zú to squeeze in / to step in / to take part / to step between (two persons in a relationship) syn 升压 升壓 shēng yā to boost the pressure (of a fluid) / to boost (or step up) the voltage 隔山 gé shān half-sibling relationship / brothers with different mother / step- 步步高升 步步高陞 bù bù gāo shēng to climb step by step / to rise steadily / on the up and up syn 走步 zǒu bù to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball) 倒 dào to invert / to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out / to dump / inverted / upside down / reversed / to go backward / contrary to what one might expect / but / yet syn 登 dēng to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) syn 踩 cǎi to step on / to tread / to stamp / to press a pedal / to pedal (a bike) / (online) to downvote syn 踏 tà to tread / to stamp / to step on / to press a pedal / to investigate on the spot syn 跨 kuà to step across / to stride over / to straddle / to span syn 迈 邁 mài to take a step / to stride syn 蹬 dēng to step on / to tread on / to put on / to wear (shoes, trousers etc) / (slang) to dump (sb) / Taiwan pr. [deng4] syn 阶 階 jiē rank or step / stairs syn 步调 步調 bù diào gait / marching order / step / pace syn 蹋 tà to step on 开倒车 開倒車 kāi dào chē to drive in reverse / fig. to take a backward step / retrogressive / trying to turn the clock back syn 跬 kuǐ brief / short step 不敢越雷池一步 bù gǎn yuè léi chí yī bù dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit syn 尥 liào to give a backward kick (e.g. of a horse) 磴 dèng cliff-ledge / stone step syn 陔 gāi step / terrace 躐 liè step across syn 跐 cǐ to trample / to step / to walk on the ball of the foot 一穷二白 一窮二白 yī qióng èr bái impoverished / backward both economically and culturally syn 一念之差 yī niàn zhī chā momentary slip / false step / ill-considered action syn 踖 jí to step / walk reverently 前俯后仰 前俯後仰 qián fǔ hòu yǎng to rock one's body backward and forward / to be convulsed (with laughter etc) 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 一蹴而得 yī cù ér dé to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight 