Usage note
步可以用来描述走路的动作。
bù kě yǐ lái miáo xù luò walking de dòng zuò。
步 can be used to describe walking actions.
Context note
步常用于描述日常生活中的行走过程，比如去公园散步或上学的路途中。
bù cháng yòng yú miáo xù rì kāi shēn qíng zhōng de zǒu háng guò chéng, bǐ 如 去 公 园 散 步 或 上 学 的 路 途 中。
步 is often used to describe walking processes in daily life, such as going for a walk in the park or on the way to school.
5 examples
他走了两步。
tā zǒu le liǎng bù。
He walked two steps.
我们沿着小路走了几步。
wǒ men yán zhe xiǎo lù zǒu le jǐ bù。
We walked a few steps along the small path.
每天早上我都会走两步去锻炼身体。
měi tiān zǎo shàng wǒ dōu huì zǒu liǎng bù qù duàn liàn shēn tǐ。
Every morning, I would walk two steps to exercise.
他一步跨过了这条河。
tā yí bù kuà guò le zhè tiáo hé。
He stepped over this river in one step.
我们沿着河边走了几步。
wǒ men yán zhe hé biān zǒu le jǐ bù。
We walked a few steps along the riverside.
5 mini stories
妈妈带我沿着公园的步道走了几步，然后我们去了湖边。
mā mā dài wǒ yán zhe gōng yuán de bù dào zǒu le jǐ bù， rán hòu wǒ men qù le hú biān。
Mom took me for a walk along the park path for a few steps and then we went to the lakeside.
爸爸每天早上都会沿着河边走几步，锻炼身体。
bà ba měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì yán zhe hé biān zǒu jǐ bù， duàn liàn shēn tǐ。
Dad would walk a few steps along the riverside every morning to exercise.
我们沿着小路走了几步，然后看到了美丽的花园。
wǒ men yán zhe xiǎo lù zǒu le jǐ bù， rán hòu kàn dào le měi lì de huā yuán。
We walked a few steps along the small path and then saw a beautiful garden.
他一步跨过了这条河，然后我们去了湖边。
tā yí bù kuà guò le zhè tiáo hé， rán hòu wǒ men qù le hú biān。
He stepped over this river in one step and then we went to the lakeside.
每天早上我都会走几步去锻炼身体，然后开始新的一天。
měi tiān zǎo shàng wǒ dōu huì zǒu jǐ bù qù duàn liàn shēn tǐ， rán hòu kāi shǐ xīn de yì tiān。
Every morning, I would walk a few steps to exercise and then start a new day.
Mini dialogue
散步
A
我们出去走几步吧。
Wǒmen chūqù zǒu jǐ bù ba.
Let's go out and take a few steps.
B
好啊，每天走一万步对身体好。
Hǎo a, měitiān zǒu yī wàn bù duì shēntǐ hǎo.
Sure, walking ten thousand steps a day is good for your health.
学跳舞
A
这个舞步怎么跳？
Zhège wǔbù zěnme tiào?
How do you dance this dance step?
B
先向前一步，再向后一步。
Xiān xiàng qián yī bù, zài xiàng hòu yī bù.
First one step forward, then one step backward.
Related words and contrasts
related
走
zǒu
to walk
步 is a step; 走 is the action of walking.
contrast
跑
pǎo
to run
步 is a step or walk; 跑 means to run, a faster movement.