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 跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance syn 舞蹈 wǔ dǎo dance (performance art) / dancing syn 舞会 舞會 wǔ huì dance / ball / party / CL:場|场[chang3] 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 独舞 獨舞 dú wǔ solo dance 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 舞步 wǔ bù dance steps 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 现代舞 現代舞 xiàn dài wǔ modern dance 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 探戈 tàn gē tango (dance) (loanword) 华尔兹 華爾茲 huá ěr zī waltz (dance) (loanword) 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) 踢踏舞 tī tà wǔ tap dance 舞厅 舞廳 wǔ tīng dance hall / ballroom / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 步伐 bù fá pace / (measured) step / march syn 步入 bù rù to step into / to enter 舞池 wǔ chí dance floor 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 池子 chí zi pond / bathhouse pool / dance floor of a ballroom / (old) stalls (front rows in a theater) 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 舞曲 wǔ qǔ dance music 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 小车 小車 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance syn 桑巴 sāng bā samba (dance) (loanword) 拉丁舞 lā dīng wǔ Latin dance 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 交谊舞 交誼舞 jiāo yì wǔ social dance / ballroom dancing 失足 shī zú to lose one's footing / to slip / to take a wrong step in life syn 飞舞 飛舞 fēi wǔ to flutter / to dance in the breeze 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 误入歧途 誤入歧途 wù rù qí tú to take a wrong step in life (idiom) / to go astray syn 手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs 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 波尔卡 波爾卡 bō ěr kǎ polka (dance) (loanword) 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 舞场 舞場 wǔ chǎng dance hall 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 高跷 高蹺 gāo qiāo stilts / walking on stilts as component of folk dance 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 翩翩 piān piān elegant / graceful / smart / to dance lightly syn 做文章 zuò wén zhāng to make an issue of sth / to fuss / to make a song and dance 指法 zhǐ fǎ (music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method 健美操 jiàn měi cāo aerobics / aerobic dance (school P.E. activity) 灯会 燈會 dēng huì carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance 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 飘舞 飄舞 piāo wǔ to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc) syn 舞剧 舞劇 wǔ jù dance drama / ballet syn 石阶 石階 shí jiē stone step syn 武打 wǔ dǎ acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance syn 跳脚 跳腳 tiào jiǎo to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc) / to dance on one's feet / hopping mad (anxious, etc) 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 歌舞团 歌舞團 gē wǔ tuán song and dance troupe 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 舞剑 舞劍 wǔ jiàn to perform a sword-dance 二人转 二人轉 èr rén zhuàn genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China 舞狮 舞獅 wǔ shī lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form) 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 舞动 舞動 wǔ dòng to move as in a dance / to wave (some implement) / to flourish / (of eyes, hands etc) to dance / to flutter syn 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 街舞 jiē wǔ street dance (e.g. breakdance) 