(lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom); (fig.) to be deterred
trad. 望而卻步
Also written 望而卻步【wàng ér què bù】
Characters in this word
4望
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full moon, to hope, to expect, to visit, to gaze (into the distance), to look towards, towards
- Pinyin
- wàng
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 4847 of 2500
而
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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)
- Pinyin
- ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 131 of 2500
却
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old variant of 卻|却[que4]
- Pinyin
- què
- Traditional
- 㕁
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 368 of 2500
步
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surname Bu
- Pinyin
- Bù
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 9678 of 2500