举步维艰 in English ju3 bu4 wei2 jian1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to make progress only with great difficulty (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

举 步 维 艰

Traditional Characters

舉 步 維 艱

Pinyin

ju3 bu4 wei2 jian1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

举ju3variant of 舉|举[ju3] 步bu4surname Bu 维wei2abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3] 艰jian1difficult