原地踏步 yuán dì tà bù

to make no headway; to mark time (military)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to make no headway
  2. 2. to mark time (military)

Characters

Character Meaning
原 yuán HSK 4
original; former; source
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly
踏 tà HSK 6
to step on; to tread; to stamp
步 bù HSK 2
walk; a step; a pace