步伐

bù fá · bu fa

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. pace
  2. (measured) step
  3. march

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)真(zhēn)的(de)得(děi)加(jiā)紧(jǐn)步(bù)伐(fá)了(le)。

We've really got to step on it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Rebecca · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)迈(mài)着(zhe)稳(wěn)健(jiàn)的(de)步(bù)伐(fá)登(dēng)上(shàng)了(le)山(shān)丘(qiū)。

He was walking up the hill at a steady pace.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by qdii · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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