踏步 [－－]

Jyutping daap6 bou6
Pinyin tà bù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. stride
  2. to step (on the spot)
  3. to mark time
  4. at a standstill
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    即​係​原地踏步​；​喺​唔​離​開​同一​個​地方​嘅​情​況​下​，​兩​隻​腳​不停​交替​提起
    to mark time
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to march in place; to mark time
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    原地踏步可以减肥。
    原地踏步可以減肥。
    jyun4 dei6 daap6 bou6 ho2 ji5 gaam2 fei4.
    • Marking time can help one lose weight.
  2. Cantonese
    你再原地踏步，就会俾人超越。
    你再原地踏步，就會俾人超越。
    nei5 zoi3 jyun4 dei6 daap6 bou6, zau6 wui5 bei2 jan4 ciu1 jyut6.
    • If you're just spinning your wheels, others are going to surpass you.
  3. Cantonese
    原地踏步
    原地踏步
    jyun4 dei6 daap6 bou6
    • to mark time
  4. Cantonese
    踏步
    踏步
    daap6 bou6
    • to mark time
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    日本帝国主义就利用这个最根本的弱点，大踏步地打了进来。
    日本帝國主義就利用這個最根本的弱點，大踏步地打了進來。
    rì běn dì guó zhǔ yì jiù lì yòng zhè ge zuì gēn běn de ruò diǎn ， dà tà bù de dǎ le jìn lái ．
    • And the Japanese imperialists have exploited this fundamental weakness to stride into our country.