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行将就木

xíng jiāng jiù mù

4-character word Traditional 行將就木

What 行将就木 means

1. to approach one's coffin (idiom); with one foot in the grave

The characters in 行将就木

• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…
• 将jiāngwill; shall; to use
• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…
• 木mù(bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden