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畏缩不前

wèi suō bù qián

4-character word Traditional 畏縮不前

What 畏缩不前 means

1. to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance

The characters in 畏缩不前

• 畏wèito fear
• 缩suōto withdraw; to pull back; to contract
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead

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