Definition
步履艰难 is a four-character set phrase meaning 'to walk with difficulty' — it literally describes someone moving slowly and laboriously, often due to age, injury, or disability. It can also be used figuratively for an organization or project that is struggling to make progress facing many obstacles.
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to walk with difficultyto have trouble walking(figurative) to struggle to make progress
Examples
- ，步履艰难。Yéye niánjì dà le, yǐjīng bù lǚ jiān nán le.Grandpa is old and already walks with difficulty.
- 步履艰难，。Tā tuǐ shòushāng hòu bù lǚ jiān nán, zhǐ néng zhǔ zhe guǎizhàng mànmàn zǒu.After his leg was injured, he walked with difficulty and could only move slowly with a crutch.
- 步履艰难，。Zhè jiā gōngsī zài jīngjì wēijī zhōng bù lǚ jiān nán, dàn zuìzhōng háishì jiānchí xiàlái le.This company struggled to make progress through the economic crisis but eventually held on.
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