linger; loiter; distressed; in difficulty
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to linger; to loiter; to hesitate to move forward; to be in distress
archaicLiterary and archaic usage, equivalent to the word 迍邅. Often appears in classical texts such as the I Ching (Yi Jing).
Zhūn屯
rú如
zhān邅
rú如
，
chéng乘
mǎ马
bān班
rú如
。
Hesitating and lingering, the horses wheel about.
Mìng命
yùn运
zhūn屯
zhān邅
，
lǚ屡
zāo遭
cuò挫
zhé折
。
His fate was full of hardships, repeatedly suffering setbacks.
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Shì仕
tú途
zhūn屯
jiǎn蹇
，
jiǔ久
bù不
dé得
zhì志
。
His official career was fraught with difficulties, and he long failed to achieve his ambitions.