步履維艱 bù lǚ wéi jiān

DEFINITIONS

  1. to have difficulty walking (idiom)
  2. to walk with difficulty

CHARACTERS

步 bù step, pace; walk, stroll
履 lǚ footwear, shoes; walk on, tread
維 wéi maintain, preserve, safeguard
艱 jiān difficult, hard; distressing