畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi

overly timid; too careful and afraid

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 36040th word

Definitions

  1. 1. afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2. afraid of the slightest thing

Characters

Character Meaning
畏 wèi HSK 6
to fear
首 shǒu HSK 4
first (occasion, thing etc); head; chief
畏 wèi HSK 6
to fear
尾 wěi HSK 5
tail; remainder; remnant