jiǎobù

脚步

HSK 5Word · NounTraditional腳步

stride; pace; footstep

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

stride; step length

Refers to the physical distance between two consecutive footprints when walking.

Tā他
de的
jiǎo脚
bù步
hěn很
dà大
 ,
suǒ所
yǐ以
zǒu走
de得
hěn很
kuài快
 。

His stride is long, so he walks very fast.

Cè测
liáng量
yī一
xià下
nǐ你
de的
jiǎo脚
bù步
 ,
kàn看
kan看
píng平
jūn均
bù步
fú幅
shì是
duō多
shǎo少
 。

Measure your step length to see what the average stride is.

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Suí随
zhe着
tā他
jiā加
kuài快
sù速
dù度
 ,
jiǎo脚
bù步
yě也
biàn变
dà大
le了
 。

As he sped up, his stride also became longer.

2.

noun

pace; footsteps; gait

Refers to the manner, rhythm, or sound of walking.

Tā她
fàng放
qīng轻
jiǎo脚
bù步
 ,
yǐ以
miǎn免
chǎo吵
xǐng醒
hái孩
zi子
 。

She walked softly to avoid waking the child.

Zǒu走
láng廊
lǐ里
chuán传
lái来
cā嚓
cā嚓
de的
jiǎo脚
bù步
 。

The sound of shuffling footsteps came from the corridor.

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Tā他
de的
jiǎo脚
bù步
hěn很
wěn稳
 ,
xiàng像
gè个
jīng经
yàn验
fēng丰
fù富
de的
dēng登
shān山
zhě者
 。

His steps are very steady, like an experienced mountaineer.

Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
gēn跟
suí随
shí时
dài代
de的
jiǎo脚
bù步
 。

We must keep pace with the times.