步(bù) - step, pace; stage (of a process) in Mandarin

往wǎng前qián走zǒu两liǎng步bù就jiù到dào了le。

Two more steps forward and you're there.

这zhè是shì第dì一yī步bù，下xià一yí步bù更gèng难nán。

This is the first step; the next one is harder.

他tā每měi走zǒu一yí步bù都dōu很hěn小xiǎo心xīn。

He was careful with every step he took.

我wǒ们men一yí步bù一yí步bù来lái，不bú要yào急jí。

Let's take it step by step. No need to rush.

学xué中zhōng文wén，最zuì难nán的de是shì第dì一yī步bù。

With Chinese, the hardest part is the first step.