xuébù

学步

Word · VerbTraditional學步

learn to walk; initial stage of learning

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to learn to walk (said of babies and toddlers)

Literally refers to infants taking their first steps and learning to walk independently.

Hái孩
zi子
kāi开
shǐ始
xué学
bù步
le了
 。

The child has started learning to walk.

Yīng婴
ér儿
yī一
bān般
zài在
shí十
gè个
yuè月
zuǒ左
yòu右
kāi开
shǐ始
xué学
bù步
 。

Babies usually start learning to walk around ten months of age.

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Xué学
bù步
qī期
xū需
yào要
tè特
bié别
zhù注
yì意
ān安
quán全
fáng防
hù护
 。

The learning-to-walk period requires special attention to safety precautions.

2.

verb

to be in the initial stage of learning or development; to take baby steps

Figurative usage indicating the beginning phase of a new endeavor, often implying inexperience or a steep learning curve.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
mò陌
shēng生
de的
gōng工
zuò作
 ,
mù目
qián前
zhèng正
chǔ处
zài在
xué学
bù步
jiē阶
duàn段
 。

This is unfamiliar work, currently in the learning-to-walk stage.

Xīn新
jì技
shù术
tuī推
guǎng广
chū初
qī期
nán难
miǎn免
xué学
bù步
 。

There will inevitably be a learning curve in the initial promotion of new technology.

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Měi每
gè个
háng行
yè业
zài在
qǐ起
bù步
jiē阶
duàn段
dōu都
yào要
jīng经
lì历
yī一
gè个
xué学
bù步
de的
guò过
chéng程
 。

Every industry must go through a learning-to-walk process in its starting stage.

Wǒ我
men们
zài在
guó国
jì际
shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
hái还
chǔ处
yú于
xué学
bù步
qī期
 。

We are still in the learning stage in the international market.