cèng​dèng

to stumble

  • created sense approved 蹭蹬 · cèng​dèng · to stumble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蹭蹬

    cèng​dèng

    to stumble

    (literary) to have a difficult journey or move with difficulty due to obstacles

    蹭 (literal) → 蹭 · cèng · to shuffle 蹬 (opaque) → 蹬 · dèng · (bound form) struggle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 蹭蹬 · cèng​dèng · to be down on one's luck — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蹭蹬

    cèng​dèng

    to be down on one's luck

    (literary) to encounter setbacks or run into mishaps; to be frustrated and out of luck

    蹭 (literal) → 蹭 · cèng · to shuffle 蹬 (opaque) → 蹬 · dèng · (bound form) struggle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense