pánshān

盘跚

Word · AdverbTraditional盤跚

walk unsteadily; hobble; limp

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adverb

walking unsteadily; with a limp; hobbling

literary

主要用于书面语或文学描写,形容老人、病人或负重者走路的样子。是‘蹒跚’的异形词。

Lǎo老
rén人
zhǔ拄
zhe着
guǎi拐
zhàng杖
 ,
pán盘
shān跚
de地
zǒu走
zài在
xiāng乡
jiān间
xiǎo小
lù路
shàng上
 。

The old man, leaning on a cane, hobbled along the country path.

Tā他
shāng伤
yù愈
hòu后
pán盘
shān跚
xué学
bù步
 ,
bù步
lǚ履
jiān艰
nán难
 。

After his injury healed, he walked unsteadily as he relearned to walk, each step difficult.

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Yè夜
mù幕
xià下
 ,
yī一
gè个
shēn身
yǐng影
zài在
fēng风
xuě雪
zhōng中
pán盘
shān跚
qián前
xíng行
 。

In the night, a figure trudged forward unsteadily through the wind and snow.