原地踏步

yuán dì tà bù

Dictionary entry

to mark time (military)

What does 原地踏步 mean?

原地踏步 (yuán dì tà bù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to mark time (military)

2to make no headway

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原Yuánsurname Yuan · (Japanese surname) Hara 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 踏tāsee 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]步Bùsurname Bu

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原地踏步

yuán dì tà bù

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