踏步不前 — “To make no progress”
踏步不前 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make no progress”. To stand still or mark time; to be bogged down. Literally, “Treading steps, not advancing”.
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踏步不前 Pronunciation and Pinyin
踏步不前 Character Breakdown
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如果这个项目一直踏步不前，我们恐怕会错失市场机遇。
If this project keeps marking time, we might miss market opportunities.
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Antonyms of 踏步不前
More idioms starting with 踏
- tà踏chuáng床niè啮bí鼻stubbornly quibble and argue against reason
- tà踏gù故xí习cháng常stick to old ways, unwilling to change
- tà踏pò破máng芒xié鞋méi没mì觅chù处，，dé得lái来quán全bù不fèi费gōng工fu夫Found effortlessly after a long search
- tà踏pò破tiě铁xié鞋wear out iron shoes searching
- tà踏pò破tiě铁xié鞋wú无mì觅chù处Find unexpectedly after fruitless search
- tà踏pò破tiě铁xié鞋wú无mì觅chù处，，dé得lái来quán全bù不fèi费gōng工fu夫What's sought far and wide may be found at hand
- tā踏tā踏shí实shí实steadfast, earnest, and down-to-earth
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Open the tool →Questions about 踏步不前
What does 踏步不前 mean?
踏步不前 (tà bù bù qián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make no progress”.
How do you pronounce 踏步不前?
踏步不前 is pronounced tà bù bù qián in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 踏步不前 literally mean?
Literally, 踏步不前 means “Treading steps, not advancing”. It is used to mean “to make no progress”.
What is the Chinese definition of 踏步不前?
在原地踏步，没有前进。比喻事情没有进展