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bước

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bướcrisingsắc

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bước means to step; to enter.

Meanings of bước in English

Verb

  1. to step
    • bước một bướcto take one step
  2. to enter (a new period)
    • bước vào thời kì mớito enter a new era

Noun

  1. step, pace
  2. situation, juncture

Words with bước

bước đầubước đườngbước ngoặtbước sóngđường đi nước bước

Example sentences with bước

  • Đó đã là một bước lùi lớn. That was a big step backward.
  • Hai mươi đội bước vào giải đấu. Twenty teams entered the tournament.
  • Hôn nhân là một bước quan trọng. Marriage is an important step.
  • Tiếng bước chân ngày càng to hơn. The footsteps keep getting louder.
  • Nó là một bước lùi lớn. It's a big step backward.
  • Tom bước ra khỏi toà nhà. Tom came out of the building.
  • Tôi nghe thấy tiếng bước chân. I hear footsteps.
  • Cô ấy bước vào độ tuổi hai mươi. She entered her twenties.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, bước could be written as 𨀈. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *tpaːkʔ (“to step”). Cognate with Muong pước, Tho [Cuối Chăm] pɐːk⁸. Possible doublet of nước (“move, step”) through an infixed form.

Frequently asked questions

What does bước mean in English?

bước (verb) means "to step; to enter".

How do you pronounce bước?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓɨək̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɓɨək̚˦˥]. Tones: bước — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.