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寸步难行

cùn bù nán xíng

4-character word Traditional 寸步難行

What 寸步难行 means

1. unable to move a single step (idiom)
2. to be in an (extremely) difficult situation

The characters in 寸步难行

• 寸cùna unit of length; inch; thumb
• 步bùa step; a pace; walk
• 难nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…

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