逡巡不前 in English qun1 xun2 bu4 qian2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to hesitate to move forward
  • to balk
  • to jib

Simplified Characters

逡 巡 不 前

Traditional Characters

逡 巡 不 前

Pinyin

qun1 xun2 bu4 qian2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

逡qun1to shrink back (from sth) 巡xun2to patrol 不bu4(negative prefix) 前qian2front