逐步
zhú bùㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: TRỤC BỘ
Traditional: 逐步
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 5
Meaning(adverb)
progressively; step by step
Examples
他的汉语水平逐步提高了。
tā de hàn yǔ shuǐ píng zhú bù tí gāo le.
His Chinese has improved step by step.
公司计划逐步扩大生产。
gōng sī jì huà zhú bù kuò dà shēng chǎn.
The company plans to expand production gradually.
病人的身体正在逐步恢复。
bìng rén de shēn tǐ zhèng zài zhú bù huī fù.
The patient's health is gradually recovering.
Easily confused
- 逐渐 — 逐渐 is natural gradual change (天逐渐黑了); 逐步 implies planned, step-by-step action.
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Stroke order
TRỤC · 10 strokes
(bound form) to pursue; to chase away; individually; one by one
BỘ · 7 strokes
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