to walk; to travel on foot; to march

a step; a pace; the distance covered by a single step

a stage in a process; a step in a set of instructions or a sequence of events; also used as a measure word for stages

measure word for steps or paces

to follow in someone's footsteps; to imitate

a situation; a state of affairs; a condition, often a difficult one; also used as a bound form in 地步 dì​bù

an ancient unit of length, often equal to five Chinese feet

to measure a distance by pacing it off

the Chinese surname Bu

(literary) a pier or jetty; a place by the water for mooring boats

(literary) fate; destiny; one's lot in life

(literary) to calculate or extrapolate, especially regarding the movements of celestial bodies