迈 (mài): to take a step, to stride
迈 (mài) is a Chinese character meaning “to take a step.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (structural) and 万 (structural). It ranks #1683 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 迈 to take ten thousand 万 steps 辶. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).
Definitions
- to take a step
- to stride
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo take ten thousand 万 steps 辶
Decomposition: ⿺辶万 (layout: surround-from-lower-left)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迈阿密 | mài ā mì | Miami (Florida) |
| 迈克尔 | mài kè ěr | (name) Michael |
| 迈出 | mài chū | to step out |
| 迈进 | mài jìn | to step in |
| 迈向 | mài xiàng | to stride toward (success) |
| 艾哈迈德 | ài hǎ mài dé | Ahmed (name) |
| 年迈 | nián mài | old |
| 迈克尔·杰克逊 | mài kè ěr · jié kè xùn | Michael Jackson (1958-2009), American musician and entertainer |
| 迈步 | mài bù | to take a step |
| 迈克尔·克莱顿 | mài kè ěr · kè lái dùn | Michael Crichton (1942-), US techno-thriller writer, author of Jurassic Park |
| 迈克尔·乔丹 | mài kè ěr qiáo dān | Michael Jordan (1963–) US basketball player |
| 豪迈 | háo mài | bold |
| 老迈 | lǎo mài | aged |
| 迈入 | mài rù | (fig.) to step into |
| 清迈 | qīng mài | Chiang Mai, city in Thailand |
迈 appears in 30 compound words: 50 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 迈 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
迈字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
mài zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "迈" has different usages in different contexts.
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xìn 骅 chōng shàng wàn yuán gǔ wáng ! tái wān yìng tǐ dài gōng mài xiàng gāo jiē suàn lì gōng yīng
Xinhua rushed to the king of tens of thousands of yuan! Taiwan hardware foundry is moving towards high-end computing power supply
有机电池向实际应用迈出关键一步_光明网
yǒu jī diàn chí xiàng shí jì yīng yòng mài chū guān jiàn yī bù guāng míng wǎng
Organic batteries take a key step towards practical application_Guangming.com
...南赣联 台湾队长陈柏良盼引领年轻选手持续迈进
. . . nán 赣 lián tái wān duì cháng chén bǎi liáng pàn yǐn lǐng nián qīng xuǎn shǒu chí xù mài jìn
... Southern Gangxi United Taiwan captain Chen Bailiang hopes to lead the young players to continue to move forward
公股投信“四合一”迈步 第一金投信可望主导 合并后排名看第七
gōng gǔ tóu xìn sì gě yī mài bù dì yī jīn tóu xìn kě wàng zhǔ dǎo gě bìng hòu pái míng kàn dì qī
Public stock investment trust "four-in-one" step First Gold Investment Trust is expected to dominate the ranking after the merger
泰国清迈爆猫瘟 12天72头老虎接连暴毙尸体堆成...
tài guó qīng mài bào māo wēn 1 2 tiān 7 2 tóu lǎo hǔ jiē lián bào bì shī tǐ duī chéng . . .
Thailand's Chiang Mai cat plague 72 tigers died violently in 12 days, and the corpses piled up...
总统目前在迈阿密。
Zǒngtǒng mùqián zài Mài'āmì.
The president is presently in Miami.
卡罗下个月将参观迈阿密。
Kǎ luó xiàgèyuè jiāng cānguān Mài'āmì.
Carol will visit Miami next month.
他迈着稳健的步伐登上了山丘。
Tā mài zhe wěnjiàn de bùfá dēngshàng le shānqiū.
He was walking up the hill at a steady pace.
迈克已经戒酒了吗？
Màikè yǐjīng jièjiǔ le ma?
Is Mike off the bottle?
Character Family
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