步履蹒跚

步履蹣跚

bùlǚ-pánshān

idiom

Meanings

1 to walk unsteadily (idiom)
2 to hobble along; to totter

Characters

to tread; footstep

to stagger; limp

Examples

HSK 3

老人步履蹒跚地走过马路。

Lǎorén bùlǚpánshān de zǒuguò mǎlù.

The old man hobbled across the street.

HSK 7-9

这个行业近年来步履蹒跚。

Zhège hángyè jìnniánlái bùlǚpánshān.

This industry has stumbled along in recent years.

Tips

usage

Literal use: elderly/injured walking. Figurative: industries, reforms, projects moving slowly and uncertainly. Common extended sense.

Stroke Order

步 bù

履 lǚ

蹒 pán

跚 shān