舉步維艱 jǔ bù wéi jiān

to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
舉 jǔ
to raise; to lift; to hold up
步 bù HSK 2
walk; a step; a pace
維 wéi
to maintain; to preserve; to hold together
艱 jiān
difficult; hard; hardship