他們前進了幾步。

They stepped a few paces forward.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他們 tāmen they; them
2 前進 qiánjìn
  1. to go forward
  2. to forge ahead
  3. to advance
  4. onward
=3 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=3 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
=3 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=3 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
=4 幾 jī almost
=4 幾 jǐ
  1. how much
  2. how many
  3. several
  4. a few
=4 幾 jì
  1. (obsolete) alternative form of 冀 (jì, “to hope; to look forward to”)
  2. (obsolete) alternative form of 紀 /纪 (“age; year”)
  3. alternative form of 冀 (jì, “to hope; to look forward to”)
  4. alternative form of 紀 /纪 (“age; year”)
=5 步 Bù surname Bu
=5 步 bù
  1. a step
  2. a pace
  3. walk
  4. march
  5. stages in a process
  6. situation