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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 步步为营

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
步步为营 bù bù wéi yíng - to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step
- to consolidate at every step

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 65,797 48,183 37,271

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
步 bù- surname Bu
步 bù- a step
- a pace
- walk
- march
- stages in a process
- situation
步 bù- surname Bu
步 bù- a step
- a pace
- walk
- march
- stages in a process
- situation
为 wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
为 wèi- because of
- for
- to
为 wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
为 wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]
营 yíng- camp
- barracks
- battalion
- to build
- to operate
- to manage
- to strive for

Other Words Containing 步步为营

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
步步为营 - - 65,797 48,183 37,271