步幅 (bù fú) — stride; stride length | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

stridestride length

Easily confused

步幅。
Tā de bù fú bǐ wǒ de dà.
His stride is bigger than mine.
步幅。
Pǎo bù shí tiáo zhěng bù fú hěn zhòng yào.
Adjusting your stride while running is very important.
步幅。
Jiào liàn ràng wǒ bǎ bù fú suō duǎn yì diǎn.
The coach told me to shorten my stride a bit.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

步 (step) and 幅 (width) combine to mean the width of a step.

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

巾畐幅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

巾巾jīnclothing

Sound part声符shēngfú

畐

畐fú幅⁰fú

Same sound today

幅 is built from 巾, a component related to cloth or clothing, and 畐, which gives its sound.