Chinese word

步骤

Pronunciation

Pinyinbù zhòu

Meaning

  • nounstep

Example

每个步骤都要仔细检查。měi gè bù zhòu dōu yào zǐ xì jiǎn chá

Every step must be checked carefully.

Illustration for 步骤 (step)

More examples

在开始之前，先熟读操作步骤再动手。zài kāi shǐ zhī qián xiān shú dú cāo zuò bù zhòu zài dòng shǒu

Before you begin, carefully read the operating steps, then get started.

Core concept

A staircase for a process, with each clearly placed stage leading to the next until the task is complete.

Common phrases

  • 操作步骤cāo zuò bù zhòu

    operating steps

  • 关键步骤guān jiàn bù zhòu

    key step

  • 详细步骤xiáng xì bù zhòu

    detailed procedure

Similar words

程序chéng xù: A set way of carrying out a task, with its actions arranged in a fixed order.
过程guò chéng: The continuous course of an activity or change as it develops from start to finish.
阶段jiē duàn: A separate period or section of a longer task, activity, or change.
顺序shùn xù: The way actions, things, or events are arranged from first to last.

Definition in Chinese

把复杂的任务或过程按先后顺序分成若干可执行的环节，以便逐项完成。bǎ fù zá de rèn wù huò guò chéng àn xiān hòu shùn xù fēn chéng ruò gān kě zhí xíng de huán jié yǐ biàn zhú xiàng wán chéng

Word origin

步 (bù, "step") and 骤 (zhòu, "rapid movement") were combined for a pace or manner of moving before the word developed its modern sense of ordered stages.

Usage tips

  • When a recipe, repair, or online task is explained in Chinese, numbering its stages helps listeners follow the order and notice omissions.

Other meanings

  • procedurenoun
  • processnoun

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