一步一步
Chinese
| one step; a single step | one step; a single step | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (一步一步) |
一步 | 一步 | |
Etymology
Reduplication of 一步 (yībù).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yībùyībù [Phonetic: yíbùyíbù]
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yibùyibù
- Wade–Giles: i1-pu4-i1-pu4
- Yale: yī-bù-yī-bù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibuhibuh
- Palladius: ибуибу (ibuibu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 bou6 jat1 bou6
- Yale: yāt bouh yāt bouh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 bou6 jat7 bou6
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 bou6 yed1 bou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ pou̯²² jɐt̚⁵ pou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adverb
一步一步
- step by step; gradually
- 同時也只有在這種嚴肅的負責的實踐過程中，才能一步一步地懂得正確的立場是什麼東西，才能一步一步地掌握正確的立場。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1942, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《在延安文藝座談會上的講話》 (Talks at the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Tóngshí yě zhǐyǒu zài zhè zhǒng yánsù de fùzé de shíjiàn guòchéng zhōng, cái néng yībùyībù de dǒngdé zhèngquè de lìchǎng shì shénme dōngxi, cái néng yībùyībù de zhǎngwò zhèngquè de lìchǎng. [Pinyin]
- Only in this process of serious and responsible practice is it possible gradually to understand what the correct stand is and gradually obtain a good grasp of it.
同时也只有在这种严肃的负责的实践过程中，才能一步一步地懂得正确的立场是什么东西，才能一步一步地掌握正确的立场。 [MSC, simp.]