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跋前踬后

báqiánzhìhòu

Traditional: 跋前躓後

to trip forwards or stumble back (idiom, from Book of Songs); can't get anything right

Character Breakdown

跋
bá
to walk, to travel; epilogue, colophon
前
qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
HSK 1
踬
zhì
to stumble, to totter; to fail, to be frustrated
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1

Additional Information

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Chinese
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