pán
shān

literary
adjective
variant

Meaning of 蹒跚

蹒跚 means walking with an unsteady, swaying gait; hobbling; limping. Pronounced pán shān.

  • walking with an unsteady, swaying gait; hobbling; limping

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
rén
pán
shān
de
zǒu
zài
xiāng
jiān
de
xiǎo
shang
 

The old man walked along the country path with an unsteady gait.

zuì
le
 
zǒu
pán
shān
wěn
 

He was drunk and walked with a staggering, unsteady step.

Pán
shān
de
tài
xiǎn
shì
chū
de
nián
lǎo
shuāi
 

His hobbling gait revealed his advanced age and physical decline.