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举步维艰

jǔ bù wéi jiān

4-character word Traditional 舉步維艱

What 举步维艰 means

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

The characters in 举步维艰

• 举jǔto lift; to hold up; to cite
• 步bùa step; a pace; walk
• 维wéito preserve; to maintain; to hold together
• 艰jiāndifficult; hard; hardship

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