蝸行牛步 wō xíng niú bù

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom)
  2. fig. to move at a snail's pace
  3. to make slow progress

CHARACTERS

蝸 wō a snail, Eulota callizoma
行 xíng
HSK 3
go; walk; move, travel; circulate
牛 niú
HSK 2
cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93
步 bù
HSK 2
step, pace; walk, stroll