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我们逐步地完成了这个项目。
Wǒmen zhúbù de wánchéngle zhège xiàngmù.
We gradually completed this project.
他逐步地提高了自己的成绩。
Tā zhúbù de tígāole zìjǐ de chéngjì.
He gradually improved his grades.
这个国家正在逐步地发展。
Zhège guójiā zhèngzài zhúbù de fāzhǎn.
This country is developing gradually.
突然 (tūrán)
suddenly
骤然 (zhòurán)
abruptly
The Chinese word 逐步 (zhībù) means "step by step" or "gradually". It is composed of two characters: 步 (bù), which means "step", and 逐步 (zhū), which means "gradually". The character 步 is a pictograph of a person walking, while the character 逐步 is a combination of the characters 止 (zhǐ), which means "to stop", and 步 (bù), which means "step". The character 止 is used to indicate that the action of walking is being stopped, while the character 步 is used to indicate that the action of walking is being taken again. Thus, the character 逐步 means "to stop and then take another step", which is the same as the meaning of the word "gradually".
