It's the first step.
第一步
step one
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Meaning and common use
step one
first step
How 第一步 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 第一步 appears in 6 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
It is the first step which is troublesome.
The first step is always the hardest.
Words that keep company with 第一步.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 第一步.
Directly before
- 的第一步2
- 这是第一步1
Directly after
- 第一步是1
- 第一步永远1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 第一步
What does 第一步 mean in Chinese?
第一步 (dìyībù) means step one.
How do you pronounce 第一步?
第一步 is pronounced dìyībù.
Is 第一步 an HSK word?
第一步 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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