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踏步不前
tà​bù​bù​qián

to mark time

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 踏步 tà​bù adverb
    to mark time
    To march in place, typically as a military or gymnastic exercise
  2. 不 bù 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
  3. 前 qián verb
    to move forward
    (bound form) to advance; to proceed; to move forward.