踏步不前
Traditional form:
踏步不前
Pinyin (reading):
tàbùbùqián
Definitions:
- to be at a standstill
- to mark time
Characters:
- 踏 - to trample, to tread on, to walk over
- 步 - walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 前 - in front, forward; former, preceding
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