zī​jū​bù​qián

to hesitate to move forward

  1. to falter
    (bound form) to falter or be unable to move forward; see 趑趄 zī​jū
  2. [bound form]
    (bound form) to hesitate; used only in the word 趑趄 zī​jū
  3. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. to move forward
    (bound form) to advance; to proceed; to move forward.