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裹足不前 (gwo2 zuk1 bat1 cin4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

裹足不前 (gwo2 zuk1 bat1 cin4, guǒ zú bù qián) — to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 裹蒸粽 (gwo2 zing1 zung2) — sticky rice dumplings wrapped in lotus leaves
• 裹 (gwo2) — to bind; to wrap; a bundle; a parcel; to confine
• 裹包 (gwo2 baau1) — to wrap up; parcel
• 裹屍布 (gwo2 si1 bou3) — shroud; cloth to wrap a corpse
• 裹挾 (gwo2 hip6) — to sweep along; to coerce
• 裹脅 (gwo2 hip3) — to compel; to coerce

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