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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.mark time; march in place
原地踏步
mark time
踏步走
mark
踏步前进
stride forward
- 2
v.metacease to advance; make no headway
和谈仍然在原地踏步。
The peace talks were making no progress.
- 3
n.dialsteps leading up to a house, etc; stairway
走了两层踏步就上来了。
Come up after two steps.
Word usage
- Note"踏步" is different from "大踏步". "大踏步" is mostly used as an adverbial; "踏步" is mostly used as a predicate.
- Separable word"踏" and "步" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
她机械地踏着步,脑子却在想别的。
She is marking time mechanically, with her mind occupied by something else.
他在原地踏了一万步。
He took ten thousand steps in the same place.