逐步 zhúbù▶ gradualmente

Stroke order

逐步 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 逐 — 10 strokes
• 步 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. progressively
2. step by step

Related words

• 步骤paso
• 进步progreso
• 退步Atrasado
• 逐渐gradualmente
• 初步preliminar
• 地步condición; apuro; situación; estado; extensión

逐步 is pronounced zhúbù and means “gradualmente”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 逐步 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.