裹足不前 guǒzúbùqián to hesitate and hold back Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 裹足不前 guǒzúbùqián to hesitate and hold back (idiom) to stand still without advancing; to be unwilling to move forward due to fear or misgivings. Literally means wrapping one's feet and being unable to walk. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.330 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.411 per million Cross-References Referenced by 裹足 guǒzú Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
裹足不前 guǒzúbùqián to hesitate and hold back (idiom) to stand still without advancing; to be unwilling to move forward due to fear or misgivings. Literally means wrapping one's feet and being unable to walk. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.330 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.411 per million Cross-References Referenced by 裹足 guǒzú Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
