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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 裹足不前

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
裹足不前 guǒ zú bù qián - to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back

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
- - 33,880 57,992 43,202

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
guǒ- to wrap around
- bundle; parcel; package
- to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth)
- excessive
- (bound form) foot; leg
- sufficient; ample
- as much as; fully
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
qián- front
- forward
- ahead
- first
- top (followed by a number)
- future
- ago
- before
- BC (e.g. 前293年)
- former
- formerly

Other Words Containing 裹足不前

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
裹足不前 - - 33,880 57,992 43,202