步履维艰

Traditional form:

步履維艱

Pinyin (reading):

bùlüwéijiān

Definitions:

• to have difficulty walking (idiom)
• to walk with difficulty

Characters:

• 步 - walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
• 履 - shoes; to walk, to tread
• 维 - to preserve, to maintain, to hold together
• 艰 - difficult, hard; hardship

Traditional characters:

• 步 - walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
• 履 - shoes; to walk, to tread
• 維 - to preserve, to maintain, to hold together
• 艱 - difficult, hard; hardship