步步为营 bùbùwéiyíng to entrench at every step Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 步步为营 步步為營 bùbùwéiyíng to entrench at every step (military) to advance gradually and build fortifications at every step to prevent enemy attack to act cautiously (figurative) to move forward with extreme caution and ensure each position is secure before continuing; to play it safe Frequency Movie subtitles 0.060 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.609 per million Cross-References Synonym 稳扎稳打 wěnzhāwěndǎ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
步步为营 步步為營 bùbùwéiyíng to entrench at every step (military) to advance gradually and build fortifications at every step to prevent enemy attack to act cautiously (figurative) to move forward with extreme caution and ensure each position is secure before continuing; to play it safe Frequency Movie subtitles 0.060 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.609 per million Cross-References Synonym 稳扎稳打 wěnzhāwěndǎ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
