步伐 bùfá▶ paso

Stroke order

步伐 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 步 — 7 strokes
• 伐 — 6 strokes

Senses

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

Related words

• 初步preliminar
• 地步condición; apuro; situación; estado; extensión
• 砍伐podar
• 让步ceder; conceder a
• 步骤paso
• 进步progreso

步伐 is pronounced bùfá and means “paso”. This word appears in HSK 6, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 步伐 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.