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 革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4] 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 安稳 安穩 ān wěn steady / stable / sedate / calm / (of sleep) sound / (of a transition) smooth syn 上前 shàng qián to advance / to step forward syn 过渡 過渡 guò dù to cross over (by ferry) / transition / interim / caretaker (administration) 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 单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied 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 退步 tuì bù to do less well than before / to make a concession / setback / backward step / leeway / room to maneuver / fallback 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 转型 轉型 zhuǎn xíng to undergo fundamental change / to transition / to transform / to update (to a new model of product) 误入歧途 誤入歧途 wù rù qí tú to take a wrong step in life (idiom) / to go astray syn 分文 fēn wén a single penny / a single cent 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) 渐进 漸進 jiàn jìn progress step by step / gradual progress / to move forward (slowly) syn 改朝换代 改朝換代 gǎi cháo huàn dài to transition to a new dynasty or regime 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 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn 换代 換代 huàn dài to transition to a new dynasty or regime / to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one syn 却步 卻步 què bù to step back syn 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages 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 跳过 跳過 tiào guò to jump over / to skip (a step, chapter etc) 直通车 直通車 zhí tōng chē "through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao) 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 单层 單層 dān céng single layer / single story / single deck / single level 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 边缘人 邊緣人 biān yuán rén marginalized people (not part of mainstream society) / marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either) 拾级 拾級 shè jí to go up or down stairs step by step 过渡时期 過渡時期 guò dù shí qī transition period 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 顿挫 頓挫 dùn cuò a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes / a cadence / punctuated by a transition / with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting) 走步 zǒu bù to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball) 跃迁 躍遷 yuè qiān transition / jump (e.g. quantum leap in spectroscopy) 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 