步履 (bù lǚ) — gait (the particular way one walks); step; pace…

Definition

Literary noun for one's 'gait' or 'step' — the way a person walks (e.g., 步履蹒跚, 步履轻盈), or figuratively the progress of a journey or life.

noun

gait (the particular way one walks)steppace (in a literal or figurative sense, e.g., life's steps)

步履，。
Lǎo rén bù lǚ pán shān, màn màn zǒu le guò lái.
The old man walked over slowly with a faltering gait.
步履。
Tā de bù lǚ qīng yíng ér yōu yǎ.
Her gait is light and graceful.
，。
Chuàng yè lù shang, měi yí bù bù lǚ dōu hěn jiān nán.
Every step along the entrepreneurial path is arduous.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

步 and 履 both refer to walking or stepping, together giving the sense of a gait.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

止止步

步 uses two 止 (foot) forms, one reversed, to show one foot stepping in front of the other.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

Early 履 put together 眉, 頁 (a person with a prominent head), 止 (foot), and 舟 (a shoe or shoe-shaped boat).