牛步化

niúbùhuà

idiom

Meanings

1 to slow to a crawl
2 to progress at an ox's pace

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Examples

改革一旦牛步化，就很难再提速了。

Gǎigé yídàn niúbùhuà, jiù hěn nán zài tísù le.

Once reform slows to an ox's pace, it's hard to pick up speed again.

项目牛步化，大家都很着急。

Xiàngmù niúbùhuà, dàjiā dōu hěn zháojí.

The project has slowed to a crawl and everyone's getting anxious.

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usage

A loanword feel borrowed from Japanese 牛歩化. Mostly shows up in journalism and commentary about sluggish legislative progress or stalled reforms.

Stroke Order

牛 niú

步 bù

化 huà