Word information
Simplified步履蹒跚
Traditional步履蹣跚
Pinyinbù lǚ pán shān
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
步履蹒跚
bù lǚ pán shān · (idiom) to walk unsteadily; to hobble along
Character breakdown
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How to learn 步履蹒跚
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