| 进一步展开 | jin4 yi1 bu4 zhan3 kai1 | to develop a step further |
| 采取步骤 | cai3 qu3 bu4 zhou4 | to take steps |
| 阔步前进 | kuo4 bu4 qian2 jin4 | to take a great step forward |
| 动弹不得 | dong4 tan2 bu4 de2 | to be unable to move a single step |
| 寸步难行 | cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2 | to be unable to do anything |
| 砅 | li4 | cross stream by stepping on stones |
| 蹑手蹑脚 | nie4 shou3 nie4 jiao3 | to walk silently |
| 假子 | jia3 zi3 | stepson |
| 后娘 | hou4 niang2 | stepmother (coll.) |
| 土阶茅茨 | tu3 jie1 mao2 ci2 | frugal living conditions (idiom) |
| 字纸篓 | zi4 zhi3 lou3 | wastepaper basket |
| 横步 | heng2 bu4 | step sideways |
| 橐橐 | tuo2 tuo2 | (onom.) footsteps |