guǒ
qián

idiom
common

Meaning of 裹足不前

裹足不前 means to hesitate to advance; to come to a standstill. Pronounced guǒ zú bù qián.

  • to hesitate to advance; to come to a standstill

Definitions & Examples

Miàn
duì
de
tiǎo
zhàn
 
méi
yǒu
guǒ
qián
 
ér
shì
yǒng
gǎn
miàn
duì
 

Faced with a huge challenge, he did not hesitate to advance, but confronted it bravely.

Yóu
quē
jīn
 
gōng
de
kuò
zhāng
huà
guǒ
qián
 

Due to a lack of funds, the company's expansion plans had to come to a standstill.

yào
yīn
wèi
hài
shī
bài
jiù
zài
mèng
xiǎng
miàn
qián
guǒ
qián
 

Don't hesitate to advance before your dreams just because you're afraid of failure.

Zhè
xiàng
gǎi
dào
le
chóng
chóng
 
xiàn
zài
guǒ
qián
 

This reform has encountered numerous obstacles and is now at a standstill.