步履维艰 bù lǚ wéi jiān

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

步 bù
HSK 2
step, pace; walk, stroll
履 lǚ
HSK 6
footwear, shoes; walk on, tread
维 wéi
HSK 5
maintain, preserve, safeguard
艰 jiān
HSK 5
difficult, hard; distressing