| 步 | bù | a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process |
| 进步 | jìn bù | progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:个 |
| 逐步 | zhú bù | progressively; step by step |
| 初步 | chū bù | initial; preliminary; tentative |
| 步骤 | bù zhòu | procedure; step |
| 脚步 | jiǎo bù | footstep; step |
| 地步 | dì bù | condition; situation; plight; extent; room for action |
| 步伐 | bù fá | pace; (measured) step; march |
| 让步 | ràng bù | to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession |
| 步兵 | bù bīng | infantry; foot; infantryman; foot soldier |
| 步步 | bù bù | step by step; at every step |
| 同步 | tóng bù | synchronous; to synchronize; to keep step with |
| 大步 | dà bù | large strides |
| 步枪 | bù qiāng | rifle; CL:把,枝 |
| 步子 | bù zi | step; pace |
| 步行 | bù xíng | to go on foot; to walk |
| 稳步 | wěn bù | steadily; a steady pace |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to walk quickly; to march; to run |
| 步法 | bù fǎ | footwork |
| 下一步 | xià yī bù | the next step |
| 散步 | sàn bù | to take a walk; to go for a walk |
| 快步 | kuài bù | quick step |
| 起步 | qǐ bù | to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity) |
| 踏步 | tà bù | stride; to step (on the spot); to mark time; at a standstill |
| 步调 | bù diào | gait; marching order; step; pace |
| 走步 | zǒu bù | to walk; to step; pace; traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball) |
| 漫步 | màn bù | to wander; to ramble; recreational hiking; to perambulate |
| 止步 | zhǐ bù | to halt; to stop; to go no farther |
| 退步 | tuì bù | degenerate; regress |
| 徒步 | tú bù | to be on foot |
| 异步 | yì bù | asynchronous |
| 小步舞曲 | xiǎo bù wǔ qǔ | minuet |
| 步履 | bù lǚ | gait; walk |
| 步道 | bù dào | walking path; pathway |
| 进一步 | jìn yī bù | one step further; to move forward a step; further onwards |
| 一步 | yī bù | (single) step |
| 一步一个脚印 | yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn | one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress; reliable |
| 一步登天 | yī bù dēng tiān | reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success |
| 丁字步 | dīng zì bù | T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape) |
| 三脚两步 | sān jiǎo liǎng bù | hurriedly; just a few steps away |
| 不敢越雷池一步 | bù gǎn yuè léi chí yī bù | dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit |
| 五十步笑百步 | wu shí bù xiào bǎi bù | the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps; the pot calls the kettle black |
| 五步蛇 | wǔ bù shé | Deinagkistrodon, a venomous pit viper; also called five-paced viper (i.e. can grow to five paces) |
| 代步 | dài bù | means of transportation; to take transportation; to ride instead of walk |
| 作出让步 | zuò chū ràng bù | to make a concession; to compromise |
| 便步走 | biàn bù zǒu | march at ease; route step |
| 信步 | xìn bù | to wander aimlessly |
| 停步 | tíng bù | to come to a stand; to stop |
| 健步如飞 | jiàn bù rú fēi | running as fast as flying |
| 八字步 | bā zì bù | step with feet splayed outwards |
