畏縮不前 wèi suō bù qián

to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance

Characters

Character Meaning
畏 wèi HSK 6
to fear
縮 suō
to shrink; to contract; to reduce
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward