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步伐

bù fá

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

bù fá · bou6 fat6 (Jyutping)

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

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

步

Meaning
step, pace; walk, stroll
Radical
止
Strokes
7
Components
⿱止?
Cangjie
YLMH
Four-corner
2120.9

伐

Meaning
cut down, subjugate, attack
Radical
亻
Strokes
6
Components
⿰亻戈
Cangjie
OI
Four-corner
2325.0

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