qián
zhì
hòu

idiom
literary

Meaning of 跋前踬后

跋前踬后 means to be in a dilemma; to be beset with difficulties both in front and behind. Pronounced bá qián zhì hòu.

  • to be in a dilemma; to be beset with difficulties both in front and behind

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
ge
xiàng
jīn
liàn
duàn
liè
 
gōng
yīng
shāng
yòu
zài
cuī
kuǎn
 
zhēn
shì
qián
zhì
hòu
 
zhī
shì
hǎo
 

This project's funding chain has broken, and suppliers are pressing for payment; we're truly caught in a dilemma and don't know what to do.

jiā
zài
jiā
tíng
shì
zhī
jiān
 
shēn
gǎn
qián
zhì
hòu
 
nán
jué
 

Caught between family and career, he deeply feels trapped in a dilemma and finds it hard to make a choice.

shǐ
shàng
de
gǎi
zhě
cháng
yīn
bǎo
shǒu
shì
náo
jìn
zhě
cuī
ér
xiàn
qián
zhì
hòu
de
jìng
 

Historical reformers often found themselves in a predicament, hindered by conservative forces and hurried by radicals.