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Step by step in Chinese

step by step · HSK 5

逐步 zhú bù

  1. 逐 zhú one by one
  2. 步 bù step

我们要逐步提高自己的水平。 We need to improve our level step by step.

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How do you say step by step in Chinese?

Step by step in Chinese is 逐步 (zhú bù).

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