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CHINESE CHARACTER

mài

迈

迈

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to take a step

Numbered pinyin
mai4
English meanings
to take a step, to stride

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the lower left structure

Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 辶; inside 万.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿺辶万

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    mài迈bù步。

    Take a step.

  2. 02

    màijìn迈进。

    Step into.

  3. 03

    mài迈chū出dì第yī一bù步。

    Take the first step.

  4. 04

    xúnxùjiànjìn循序渐进。

    Step by step.

  5. 05

    wěn稳bù步xiàngqián向前。

    Steady progress.

  6. 06

    mài迈xiàng向chénggōng成功。

    Toward success.

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