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 遇到 yù dào to meet / to run into / to come across syn 碰到 pèng dào to come across / to run into / to meet / to hit 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 对面 對面 duì miàn (sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face 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 相遇 xiāng yù to meet / to encounter / to come across 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 全场 全場 quán chǎng everyone present / the whole audience / across-the-board / unanimously / whole duration (of a competition or match) 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) 飞越 飛越 fēi yuè to fly across / to fly over / to fly past / (literary) (of one's spirits) to soar 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 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 偷渡 tōu dù illegal immigration / to stowaway (on a ship) / to steal across the international border / to run a blockade 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 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 横扫 橫掃 héng sǎo to sweep away / to sweep across syn 划破 劃破 huá pò to cut open / to rip / to streak across (lightning, meteor etc) / to pierce (scream, searchlight etc) 走进 走進 zǒu jìn to enter / to step into 横跨 橫跨 héng kuà to span / to stretch across / to travel across syn 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb) / to run into syn 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 掠过 掠過 lüè guò to flit across / to sweep past / to glance (strike at an angle) 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance) / to come across 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 满脸 滿臉 mǎn liǎn across one's whole face syn 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 天马行空 天馬行空 tiān mǎ xíng kōng like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style 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 横贯 橫貫 héng guàn horizontal traverse / to cut across / to cross transversally 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 鹊桥 鵲橋 què qiáo magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting 笑逐颜开 笑逐顏開 xiào zhú yán kāi smile spread across the face (idiom) / beaming with pleasure / all smiles / joy written across one's face syn 一马平川 一馬平川 yī mǎ píng chuān flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom) / wide expanse of flat country syn 拦腰 攔腰 lán yāo (hitting) squarely in the middle / (slicing) across the middle / to hold by the waist 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 纵横驰骋 縱橫馳騁 zòng héng chí chěng to criss-cross / to run unhindered across the whole country 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 满面 滿面 mǎn miàn across one's whole face / (smiling) from ear to ear 划过 划過 huá guò (of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky) / (of a searchlight, lightning etc) to play across (the sky) 跳过 跳過 tiào guò to jump over / to skip (a step, chapter etc) 回族 huí zú Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China 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 统考 統考 tǒng kǎo unified examination (e.g. across the country) 动弹不得 動彈不得 dòng tan bu dé to be unable to move a single step 突厥 tū jué Turkic people, who lived across the Eurasian continent / (esp.) the Göktürks of medieval Inner Asia 预防措施 預防措施 yù fáng cuò shī protective step / protective measure 可遇不可求 kě yù bù kě qiú can be discovered but not sought (idiom) / one can only come across such things serendipitously 汪道涵 wāng dào hán Wang Daohan (1915-2005), former president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits 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 跨海大桥 跨海大橋 kuà hǎi dà qiáo bay bridge (elevated bridge across stretch of water) 横断 橫斷 héng duàn to cross (a road, an ocean etc) / to cut across 