跋前躓後 bá qián zhì hòu

keep failing; stumble at every step

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to trip forwards or stumble back (idiom, from Book of Songs); can't get anything right

Characters

Character Meaning
跋 bá
postscript; to trek across mountains
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward
躓 zhì
to stumble
後 hòu
behind; after; later