幾步 [几－]

Jyutping gei2 bou6
Pinyin jǐ bù

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    比喻​一段​唔​長​嘅​距​離
    a short distance
    • 你由呢度行幾步路就會見到間舖頭㗎喇。
      你由呢度行几步路就会见到间舖头㗎喇。
      Walking a short distance from here, you'll see the shop.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我学校离我家只是几步路的路程。
    我學校離我家只是幾步路的路程。
    wǒ xué xiào lí wǒ jiā zhǐ shì jǐ bù lù de lù chéng 。
    • I live within walking distance of school.
  2. Mandarin
    他们前进了几步。
    他們前進了幾步。
    tā men qián jìn le jǐ bù 。
    • They stepped a few paces forward.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    跑几步就冇气哩？
    跑幾步就冇氣哩？
    paau2 gei2 bou6 zau6 mou5 hei3 le5?
    • You went out of breath after running for a short distance, didn't you?
  2. Cantonese
    我知你呢几步想扭我只车，无咁易！
    我知你呢幾步想扭我隻車，無咁易！
    ngo5 zi1 nei5 nei1 gei2 bou6 soeng2 nau2 ngo5 zek3 geoi1, mou5 gam3 ji6!
    • I won't let you capture my chariot (in Chinese chess) so easily!
  3. Cantonese
    仲有几步就到终点线，挨埋佢！
    仲有幾步就到終點線，捱埋佢！
    zung6 jau5 gei2 bou6 zau6 dou3 zung1 dim2 sin3, ngaai4 maai4 keoi5!
    • The finish line is just a few steps away. Keep going!
  4. Cantonese
    你由呢度行几步路就会见到间舖头㗎喇。
    你由呢度行幾步路就會見到間舖頭㗎喇。
    • Walking a short distance from here, you'll see the shop.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    褪几步
    褪幾步
    tan3 gei2 bou6
    • to move a few steps back
  2. Mandarin
    有时退到该地区还无隙可乘，便不得不再退几步，待敌发生可乘之“隙”。
    有時退到該地區還無隙可乘，便不得不再退幾步，待敵發生可乘之“隙”。
    yǒu shí tuì dào gāi dì qū hái wú xì kě chéng ， biàn bù dé bù zài tuì jǐ bù ， dài dí fā shēng kě chéng zhī “ xì ” ．
    • Sometimes when we have retreated to the predetermined area and not yet found openings to exploit, we have to retreat farther and wait for the enemy to give us an opening.