踏步

stride / to step (on the spot) / to mark time / at a standstill

see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]

to tread / to stamp / to step on / to press a pedal / to investigate on the spot

surname Bu

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

in big strides / (fig.) in giant steps

to be at a standstill / to mark time

to mark time (military) / to make no headway