步步 bù bù step by step / at every step 分步骤 分步驟 fēn bù zhòu step by step / one step at a time 跨越 kuà yuè to step across / step over syn 逐步 zhú bù progressively / step by step syn 第一步 dì yī bù step one / first step 出面 chū miàn to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up syn 迈出 邁出 mài chū to step out / to take a (first) step syn 分期 fēn qī by stages / staggered / step by step / in installments 循序渐进 循序漸進 xún xù jiàn jìn in sequence, step by step (idiom) / to make steady progress incrementally syn 节节 節節 jié jié step by step / little by little syn 迈步 邁步 mài bù to take a step / to step forward syn 渐进 漸進 jiàn jìn progress step by step / gradual progress / to move forward (slowly) 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 拾级 拾級 shè jí to go up or down stairs step by step 插足 chā zú to squeeze in / to step in / to take part / to step between (two persons in a relationship) syn 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 级 級 jí level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level syn 步进制 步進制 bù jìn zhì step by step system 弓箭步 gōng jiàn bù bow-and-arrow step (dance step) 摸着石头过河 摸著石頭過河 mō zhe shí tou guò hé to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom) / to advance cautiously, step by step / to feel one's way forward 渐进原则 漸進原則 step-by-step principle 儿童死亡率评估入门 兒童死亡率評估入門 Step by Step Guide to the Estimation of Child Mortality 和稀泥 huò xī ní to try to smooth things over / to paper over the issues / to gloss things over syn 东风压倒西风 東風壓倒西風 dōng fēng yā dǎo xī fēng lit. the east wind prevails over the west wind (idiom) / fig. one side prevails over the other / progressive ideas prevail over reactionary ones 突破 tū pò to break through / to make a breakthrough / to surmount (an obstacle) / (sports) to break through the opponent's defense 障碍 障礙 zhàng ài barrier / obstruction / hindrance / impediment / obstacle syn 冲破 衝破 chōng pò breakthrough / to overcome an obstacle quickly syn 障碍物 障礙物 zhàng ài wù obstacle / hindrance 绊脚石 絆腳石 bàn jiǎo shí stumbling block / obstacle / someone who gets in your way syn 火焰山 huǒ yàn shān Mountain of Flames of legend / fig. insurmountable obstacle / Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang 绕 遶 rào variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour syn 遶 rào variant of 繞|绕, to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour 无坚不摧 無堅不摧 wú jiān bù cuī no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom) / to conquer every obstacle / nothing one can't do / to carry everything before one syn 道高一尺，魔高一丈 dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng (idiom) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil / no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises 杀伤人员障碍物排除系统 殺傷人員障礙物排除系統 Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System 防护性障碍物 防護性障礙物 protective obstacle 心魔 xīn mó inner demons / psychological obstacle or fixation 跳过 跳過 tiào guò to jump over / to skip (a step, chapter etc) 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) 跨 kuà to step across / to stride over / to straddle / to span syn 躝 lán to pass / to step over / to creep / to twine round 𨅬 躝 lán to pass / to step over / to creep / to twine round / used in 㘓哰|𪢌哰[lan2lao2] / used in 囒噸|𪢠吨[Lan2dun1] / variant of 讕|谰[lan2] / variant of 㘓|𪢌[lan2] 捯 dáo (coll.) to reel in (string, yarn etc) by pulling hand over hand or by coiling / to step along / to look into / to pursue (a matter) 反复 反復 fǎn fù repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return syn 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó to fight over / to contest / to vie over syn 折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) syn 冰封 bīng fēng to freeze over / to ice over / icebound / to shelve (a proposal etc) 再三 zài sān over and over again / again and again syn 一次又一次 yī cì yòu yī cì repeatedly / over and over again 重来 重來 chóng lái to start over / to do sth all over again 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse syn 倾倒 傾倒 qīng dǎo to topple over / to fall over / to greatly admire / to prostrate oneself before syn 俯身 fǔ shēn to lean over / to bend over / to stoop / to bow 扫视 掃視 sǎo shì to run one's eyes over / to sweep one's eyes over syn 口口声声 口口聲聲 kǒu kou shēng shēng to keep on saying (idiom) / to repeat over and over again 撞倒 zhuàng dǎo to knock down / to knock over / to run over (sb) syn 斤斤计较 斤斤計較 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce / (fig.) to fuss over minor matters / to split hairs syn 挂在嘴边 掛在嘴邊 guà zài zuǐ biān to keep saying (sth) over and over 挂帅 掛帥 guà shuài to be in command / (fig.) to dominate over other considerations / to be over-emphasized 接班 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb syn 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again (idiom) syn 转体 轉體 zhuǎn tǐ to roll over / to turn over (one's body) syn 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 攀越 pān yuè to climb over / to get over (difficulties) / to scale / to surmount 描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over 腾越 騰越 téng yuè to jump over / to vault / to soar over syn 颠来倒去 顛來倒去 diān lái dǎo qù to harp on / over and over / merely ring changes on a few terms syn 掠 lüè to take over by force / to rob / to plunder / to brush over / to skim / to sweep syn 逾 yú to exceed / to go beyond / to transcend / to cross over / to jump over syn 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu to consider past cause and future effect (idiom) / to think over the past and future / to ponder over reasons and connection syn 再三再四 zài sān zài sì repeatedly / over and over again 千叮万嘱 千叮萬囑 qiān dīng wàn zhǔ repeatedly urging / imploring over and over again 几次三番 幾次三番 jǐ cì sān fān lit. twice then three times (idiom) / fig. repeatedly / over and over again 替古人担忧 替古人擔憂 tì gǔ rén dān yōu to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom) / to worry unnecessarily / crying over spilt milk / often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues 替古人耽忧 替古人耽憂 tì gǔ rén dān yōu to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom) / to worry unnecessarily / crying over spilt milk / often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues 横说竖说 橫說豎說 héng shuō shù shuō to explain sth over and over again / to repeat syn 一遍又一遍 yī biàn yòu yī biàn over and over 再四 zài sì repeatedly / over and over again 斟酌斟酌 zhēn zhuó zhēn zhuó to think the matter over (and over) again 翻涌 fān yǒng to roll over and over (of billows or clouds) 辗轧 輾軋 zhǎn yà to roll over / to run over 飜 fān variant of 翻 / to turn over / to flip over / to overturn / to translate / to decode 交接文件 jiāo jiē wén jiàn hand-over / take-over documents 技术延期 技術延期 roll-over / technical roll-over 网络语音 網絡語音 wǎng luò yǔ yīn VoIP (Voice over IP) (computing) / to speak with others over the Internet 翻桌 fān zhuō to flip a table over (in a fit of anger) / (at a restaurant) to turn over a table (i.e. to complete a cycle from the seating of one group of diners until the arrival of another group at the same table) 争斤论两 爭斤論兩 zhēng jīn lùn liǎng to haggle over every ounce (idiom) / to to fuss over minor points / to be particular about sth syn 只见 只見 zhǐ jiàn to see (the same thing) over and over again / to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) syn 进一步 進一步 jìn yī bù to go a step further / (develop, understand, improve etc) more / further syn 措施 cuò shī measure / step / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一步 yī bù (single) step 走进 走進 zǒu jìn to enter / to step into 同步 tóng bù synchronous / to synchronize / to keep step with syn 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 步骤 步驟 bù zhòu procedure / step syn 脚步 腳步 jiǎo bù footstep / step syn 步伐 bù fá pace / (measured) step / march syn 上前 shàng qián to advance / to step forward syn 下一步 xià yī bù the next step 