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三脚两步

sān jiǎo liǎng bùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
hurriedly / just a few steps away
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a00b34f14733805f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

三腳兩步 三脚两步 [san1 jiao3 liang3 bu4] /hurriedly/just a few steps away/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 三腳兩步

  • 三
    sān

    three / 3

    Sān

    surname San

  • 脚
    jiǎo

    foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī] / classifier for kicks

    jué

    role (variant of 角[jué])

  • 两
    liǎng

    two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jīn] (old)

  • 步
    bù

    a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation

    Bù

    surname Bu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.