举步维艰

Traditional: 舉步維艱

jǔ bù wéi jiān

Dictionary entry

to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

What does 举步维艰 mean?

举步维艰 (jǔ bù wéi jiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

Character breakdown

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举jǔvariant of 舉|举[ju3]步Bùsurname Bu 维Wéiabbr. for Uyghur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3] · surname Wei 艰jiāndifficult · hard

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举步维艰

jǔ bù wéi jiān

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