cùn bù nán xíng

Traditional: 寸步難行

寸步难行 (cùn bù nán xíng) is a Chinese word meaning “unable to move a single step (idiom); to be in an (extremely) difficult situation”.

Meanings

  1. 1unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. 2to be in an (extremely) difficult situation

Characters in 寸步难行

寸cùn · a unit of length步bù · a step难nán · difficult (to...)行háng · (bound form) row; line

Related words

行(bound form) row; line行used in 道行[dao4 heng2]行(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel难difficult (to...)难disaster进行(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway行动operation难道don't tell me ...不行won't do步a step步surname Bu行为action; conduct; behavior; activity

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