步履維艱 bù lǚ wéi jiān

to have difficulty walking (idiom); to walk with difficulty

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
步 bù HSK 2
walk; a step; a pace
履 lǚ HSK 6
shoe; to tread on
維 wéi
to maintain; to preserve; to hold together
艱 jiān
difficult; hard; hardship