跚 (shān) - To limp & to walk unsteadily or with difficulty
跚 · shān
To limp;
to walk unsteadily or with difficulty;
to hobble.
To limpto walk unsteadily or with difficultyto hobble.
Usage highlights
walk unsteadilywalk with a limpstagger while learning to walkhobble alongwalk haltinglystaggering gait
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The injured man walked with a limp (步履蹒跚).
- The toddler staggered while learning to walk (蹒跚学步).
- The old man hobbled along the path (蹒跚而行).
Collocations
- walk unsteadily(蹒跚)
- walk with a limp(步履蹒跚)
- stagger while learning to walk(蹒跚学步)
- hobble along(蹒跚而行)
- walk haltingly(蹒跚前进)
- staggering gait(蹒跚的步态)
Idioms
- Walk unsteadily(步履蹒跚)
- Stagger while learning to walk(蹒跚学步)
Cultural background
FAQ- Often used to describe the unsteady gait of the elderly, young children learning to walk, or injured individuals.
- Frequently appears in literary descriptions to convey physical vulnerability or the passage of time through movement.