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脚步

jiǎo bù · jiao bu

Traditional 腳步

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. footstep
  2. step
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Footsteps in the hutong

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)！后面(hòumian)有(yǒu)脚步(jiǎobù)声(shēng)。

    Listen! There are footsteps behind us.

  2. Dengdeng

    有人(yǒurén)跟着(gēnzhe)我们(wǒmen)吗(ma)？

    Is someone following us?

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)快(kuài)一点(yīdiǎn)，他的(tāde)脚步(jiǎobù)也(yě)快(kuài)了(le)。

    Let's go faster. His footsteps got faster too.

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)停(tíng)一下(yīxià)，听听(tīngtīng)。

    Let's stop and listen.

  5. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)邻居(línjū)大叔(dàshū)，他(tā)也(yě)在(zài)听(tīng)我们的(wǒmende)脚步(jiǎobù)！

    It's the neighbour! He was listening to our footsteps too!

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2 examples
01

她(tā)的(de)脚(jiǎo)步(bù)沉(chén)重(zhòng)地(de)落(luò)在(zài)木(mù)地(dì)板(bǎn)上(shàng)。

Her footsteps fell ponderously on the wooden floor.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)想(xiǎng)追(zhuī)随(suí)他(tā)父(fù)亲(qīn)的(de)脚(jiǎo)步(bù)。

Tom wanted to follow in his father's footsteps.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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