crawl; move slowly; be unprogressive
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Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to crawl; to creep
Describes the movement of certain animals, babies, or people on hands and knees.
Yīng婴
ér儿
zhèng正
zài在
dì地
bǎn板
shàng上
pá爬
xíng行
。
The baby is crawling on the floor.
Yǒu有
xiē些
pá爬
xíng行
dòng动
wù物
xíng行
dòng动
hěn很
màn慢
。
Some reptiles move very slowly.
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Tā他
shòu受
shāng伤
hòu后
zhǐ只
néng能
zài在
dì地
shàng上
pá爬
xíng行
qián前
jìn进
。
After being injured, he could only crawl forward on the ground.
Wō蜗
niú牛
zài在
qiáng墙
shàng上
huǎn缓
màn慢
pá爬
xíng行
。
A snail is crawling slowly on the wall.
verb
to be sluggish; to stick to old ways; to make slow progress
neutralOften used metaphorically to criticize slow development, lack of innovation, or conservative thinking.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
pá爬
xíng行
sī思
xiǎng想
huì会
zǔ阻
ài碍
gōng公
sī司
de的
chuàng创
xīn新
。
This sluggish mindset will hinder the company's innovation.
Jīng经
jì济
fù复
sū苏
bù不
néng能
pá爬
xíng行
，
xū需
yào要
dà大
bù步
qián前
jìn进
。
Economic recovery cannot crawl; it needs to stride forward.
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Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
pá爬
xíng行
zhǔ主
yì义
，
bù不
gǎn敢
cháng尝
shì试
xīn新
fāng方
fǎ法
。
He is always a stick-in-the-mud, afraid to try new methods.
Jì技
shù术
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
rú如
guǒ果
zhǐ只
shì是
pá爬
xíng行
，
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
huì会
bèi被
táo淘
tài汰
。
If technological development only crawls, it will soon be left behind.