步履维艰
bù lǚ wéi jiān
Pinyin

Definition

步履维艰
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bù lu:3 wéi jiān
  1. to have difficulty walking (idiom)
  2. to walk with difficulty

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

同步
tóng bù
  1. 1 synchronous
  2. 2 to synchronize
  3. 3 to keep step with
步
Bù
  1. 1 surname Bu
步步
bù bù
  1. 1 step by step
  2. 2 at every step
进步
jìn bù
  1. 1 progress
  2. 2 improvement
  3. 3 to improve
  4. 4 to progress
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
初步
chū bù
  1. 1 initial
  2. 2 preliminary
  3. 3 tentative
地步
dì bù
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 degree (to which a situation has evolved)
  3. 3 situation
  4. 4 leeway
大步
dà bù
  1. 1 large strides
履带
lu:3 dài
  1. 1 caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc)
  2. 2 (literary) shoes and belt
履行
lu:3 xíng
  1. 1 to fulfill (one's obligations)
  2. 2 to carry out (a task)
  3. 3 to implement (an agreement)
  4. 4 to perform
徒步
tú bù
  1. 1 to be on foot
散步
sàn bù
  1. 1 to take a walk
  2. 2 to go for a walk
止步
zhǐ bù
  1. 1 to halt
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to go no farther
步伐
bù fá
  1. 1 pace
  2. 2 (measured) step
  3. 3 march
步入
bù rù
  1. 1 to step into
  2. 2 to enter
步行
bù xíng
  1. 1 to go on foot
  2. 2 to walk
步行者
bù xíng zhě
  1. 1 pedestrian
步行街
bù xíng jiē
  1. 1 car-free zone
  2. 2 pedestrian street
步骤
bù zhòu
  1. 1 procedure
  2. 2 step
漫步
màn bù
  1. 1 to wander
  2. 2 to ramble
  3. 3 recreational hiking
  4. 4 to perambulate
脚步
jiǎo bù
  1. 1 footstep
  2. 2 step

Idioms (20)

一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
  1. 1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
  2. 2 reliable
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
  1. 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
亦步亦趋
yì bù yì qū
  1. 1 to blindly follow suit (idiom)
  2. 2 to imitate slavishly
  3. 3 to do what everyone else is doing
削足适履
xuē zú shì lu:3
  1. 1 to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
  2. 2 impractical or inelegant solution
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
  1. 1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be extremely cautious
  3. 3 to be skating on thin ice
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
  1. 1 to go on foot (idiom)
  2. 2 to do things at a leisurely pace
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
  1. 1 (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
  1. 1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep close to
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
  1. 1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
履舄交错
lu:3 xì jiāo cuò
  1. 1 lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go
  2. 2 a lively party
履险如夷
lu:3 xiǎn rú yí
  1. 1 lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
  1. 1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
  2. 2 stagnating and conservative
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
  1. 1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. 2 to strut
步履维艰
bù lu:3 wéi jiān
  1. 1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
  2. 2 to walk with difficulty
步斗踏罡
bù dǒu tà gāng
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步罡踏斗
bù gāng tà dǒu
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
  1. 1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
  1. 1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
  3. 3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
百尺竿头，更尽一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
  1. 1 lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do
  2. 2 to continue to further successes
  3. 3 not to rest on one's laurels

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