pán

蹒

Character · VerbTraditional蹣

limp; hobble; stagger

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to limp; to hobble; to walk with difficulty

neutral

Most commonly appears in the compound 蹒跚. Used to describe unsteady gait due to age, injury, or intoxication.

Lǎo老
rén人
zhǔ拄
zhe着
guǎi拐
zhàng杖
 ，
pán蹒
shān跚
de地
zǒu走
zài在
xiǎo小
lù路
shang上
 。

The old man walked haltingly along the path, leaning on his cane.

Tā他
hē喝
zuì醉
le了
 ，
bù步
lǚ履
pán蹒
shān跚
de地
zǒu走
chū出
jiǔ酒
bā吧
 。

He was drunk and staggered out of the bar with unsteady steps.

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Shòu受
shāng伤
hòu后
 ，
tā他
zhǐ只
néng能
pán蹒
shān跚
ér而
xíng行
 。

After the injury, he could only hobble along.