稳步不前
wěn​bù​bù​qián

to mark time

  • created sense approved 稳步不前/穩步不前 · wěn​bù​bù​qián · to mark time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    稳步不前 / 穩步不前

    wěn​bù​bù​qián

    to mark time

    to mark time and make no progress; to take steady steps but fail to advance

    稳步 (literal) → 稳步/穩步 · wěn​bù · steadily 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 前 (literal) → 前 · qián · to move forward

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    created sense