举步维艰 jǔ bù wéi jiān

to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 36573rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
举 jǔ HSK 4
to raise; to lift; to hold up
步 bù HSK 2
walk; a step; a pace
维 wéi HSK 5
to maintain; to preserve; to hold together
艰 jiān HSK 5
difficult; hard; hardship