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Etymology
Pictograph of one foot in front of another, depicting footsteps.
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The character 步 (bù) is an ideogram illustrating the act of walking. Its structure combines two components related to feet: the upper semantic radical 止 (zhǐ), depicting a left foot, and the lower portion representing a right foot. Placing a left foot and a right foot one after the other visually conveys continuous movement. The original meaning refers to a single step, a pace, or the act of strolling. This literal sense of physical motion extends metaphorically to stages in a process, sequences of events, and rates of progress, linking steps to developmental phases.
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我每天步行上班。
他步伐轻快地走路。
学习需要循序渐进的步骤。
科技在不断地进步。
为了健康，我决定每天散步半小时。
如果你跟不上团队的步伐，就需要更加努力。
经济发展与环境保护必须同步进行。
在制定计划时，每一个步骤都需要仔细考虑，以确保最终成功。