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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 步履蹒跚

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
步履蹒跚 bù lǚ - pán shān - (idiom) to walk unsteadily; to hobble along

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 50,618 40,848

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
步 bù- surname Bu
步 bù- a step
- a pace
- walk
- march
- stages in a process
- situation
履 lǚ- shoe
- to tread on
蹒 pán- used in 蹣跚|蹒跚[pan2shan1]
- Taiwan pr. [man2]
跚 shān- used in 蹣跚|蹒跚[pan2shan1]

Other Words Containing 步履蹒跚

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo