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步态蹒跚
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步态蹒跚

步态蹒跚 — “To walk with tottering or unsteady steps”

步态蹒跚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to walk with tottering or unsteady steps”. To have a shaky gait. Literally, “tottering gait”.

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步态蹒跚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

步态蹒跚 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
步
bù7walk, step, pace
态
tài8shape, form, state, attitude
蹒
pán17walk with difficulty
跚
shān12walk unsteadily

Example Sentence with 步态蹒跚

他年事已高,步态蹒跚地走在小路上。
He was advanced in years, walking with tottering steps along the path.

Idioms Related to 步态蹒跚

Synonyms of 步态蹒跚

  • bù步lǚ履pán蹒shān跚to walk haltingly

More idioms starting with 步

  • bù步rén人hòu后chén尘follow in someone's footsteps
  • bù步hòu后chén尘follow in someone's footsteps
  • bù步lǚ履rú如fēi飞walk swiftly
  • bù步lǚ履ān安xiáng详walk with calm, composed steps
  • bù步lǚ履wéi维jiān艰walk with great difficulty
  • bù步dǒu斗tà踏gāng罡Taoist ritualistic star-treading walk
  • bù步yuè月dēng登yún云to have lofty aspirations
  • bù步bù步wéi为yíng营advance cautiously and consolidate
  • bù步bù步shēn深rù入delve deeper step by step
  • bù步bù步shēng生lián莲huā花walk with exceptionally light and graceful steps
  • bù步bù步dēng登gāo高steady progress and promotion

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Questions about 步态蹒跚

What does 步态蹒跚 mean?

步态蹒跚 (bù tài pán shān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to walk with tottering or unsteady steps”.

How do you pronounce 步态蹒跚?

步态蹒跚 is pronounced bù tài pán shān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 步态蹒跚 literally mean?

Literally, 步态蹒跚 means “tottering gait”. It is used to mean “to walk with tottering or unsteady steps”.

What is the Chinese definition of 步态蹒跚?

走路摇摆、缓慢的姿态

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