步履维艰

Traditional: 步履維艱

bù lǚ wéi jiān

Dictionary entry

to have difficulty walking (idiom)

What does 步履维艰 mean?

步履维艰 (bù lǚ wéi jiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to have difficulty walking (idiom)

2to walk with difficulty

Character breakdown

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步Bùsurname Bu 履lǚshoe · to tread on 维Wéiabbr. for Uyghur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3] · surname Wei 艰jiāndifficult · hard

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步履维艰

bù lǚ wéi jiān

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