行 háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column 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 措施 cuò shī measure / step / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 逐步 zhú bù progressively / step by step syn 步骤 步驟 bù zhòu procedure / step syn 步伐 bù fá pace / (measured) step / march 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 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 台阶 臺階 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology) 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 退步 tuì bù to do less well than before / to make a concession / setback / backward step / leeway / room to maneuver / fallback syn 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 迈 邁 mài to take a step / to stride syn 跨 kuà to step across / to stride over / to straddle / to span syn 踩 cǎi to step on / to tread / to stamp / to press a pedal / to pedal (a bike) / (online) to downvote 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 进一步 進一步 jìn yī bù to go a step further / (develop, understand, improve etc) more / further syn 一步 yī bù (single) step 走进 走進 zǒu jìn to enter / to step into 排行 pái háng to rank / ranking / seniority (among siblings) syn 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 脚步 腳步 jiǎo bù footstep / step syn 姐妹 jiě mèi sisters / siblings / sister (school, city etc) syn 上前 shàng qián to advance / to step forward syn 下一步 xià yī bù the next step 第一步 dì yī bù step one / first step 步入 bù rù to step into / to enter 踏上 tà shàng to set foot on / to step on or into syn 步步 bù bù step by step / at every step 手脚 手腳 shǒu jiǎo hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4]) syn 跨越 kuà yuè to step across / step over syn 出面 chū miàn to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up 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 加紧 加緊 jiā jǐn to intensify / to speed up / to step up syn 快步 kuài bù quick step syn 迈出 邁出 mài chū to step out / to take a (first) step syn 迈进 邁進 mài jìn to step in / to stride forward / to forge ahead syn 涉足 shè zú to set foot in / to step into / to become involved for the first time syn 兄弟姐妹 xiōng dì jiě mèi brothers and sisters / siblings 跳过 跳過 tiào guò to jump over / to skip (a step, chapter etc) 迈向 邁向 mài xiàng to stride toward (success) / to march toward / to take a step toward 分期 fēn qī by stages / staggered / step by step / in installments 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 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 步子 bù zi step / pace syn 让开 讓開 ràng kāi to get out of the way / to step aside 动弹不得 動彈不得 dòng tan bu dé to be unable to move a single step 权宜之计 權宜之計 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step 挺身而出 tǐng shēn ér chū to step forward bravely 迈步 邁步 mài bù to take a step / to step forward syn 石阶 石階 shí jiē stone step syn 失足 shī zú to lose one's footing / to slip / to take a wrong step in life syn 合拍 hé pāi in time with (i.e. same rhythm) / to keep in step with / fig. to cooperate syn 渐进 漸進 jiàn jìn progress step by step / gradual progress / to move forward (slowly) 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 不合时宜 不合時宜 bù hé shí yí out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion syn 踏步 tà bù stride / to step (on the spot) / to mark time / at a standstill syn 预防措施 預防措施 yù fáng cuò shī protective step / protective measure 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 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 越轨 越軌 yuè guǐ to run off the track / to step out of line / to overstep the bounds of propriety 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 异母 異母 yì mǔ (of siblings) having the same father but different mothers 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 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) 独生 獨生 dú shēng only (child) / without siblings / to be the sole survivor 误入歧途 誤入歧途 wù rù qí tú to take a wrong step in life (idiom) / to go astray syn 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 却步 卻步 què bù to step back 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) 老几 老幾 lǎo jǐ where in the order of seniority among siblings? / (sometimes used in rhetorical questions to express disparagement) 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 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 下野 xià yě to step down from office / to go into opposition syn 正步 zhèng bù goose-step (for military parades) 走步 zǒu bù to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball) 阶 階 jiē rank or step / stairs syn 不敢越雷池一步 bù gǎn yuè léi chí yī bù dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit 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 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 踏 tà to tread / to stamp / to step on / to press a pedal / to investigate on the spot syn 蹋 tà to step on 磴 dèng cliff-ledge / stone step syn 跬 kuǐ brief / short step 陔 gāi step / terrace 躐 liè step across syn 跐 cǐ to trample / to step / to walk on the ball of the foot 踖 jí to step / walk reverently 相亲相爱 相親相愛 xiāng qīn xiāng ài (idiom) (of siblings, spouses etc) very close to each other / inseparable / devoted to each other syn 一念之差 yī niàn zhī chā momentary slip / false step / ill-considered action 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 