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原地踏步

yuán dì tà bù

4-character word

What 原地踏步 means

1. to mark time (military)
2. to make no headway

The characters in 原地踏步

• 原yuánformer; original; primary
• 地dìearth; ground; field
• 踏tàto tread; to stamp; to step on
• 步bùa step; a pace; walk

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