逐步zhúbùTop 3000Meanings1. progressively2. step by stepCharacters used逐to pursue步paceExamples2该gāi病人bìngrén正zhèng逐步zhúbù康复kāngfù。The patient is steadily recovering.总线zǒngxiàn速度sùdù逐步zhúbù回升huíshēng。The bus picked up the speed gradually.