寸步难行

cùnbùnánxíng

be unable to move even a single step—be unable to do anything

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寸步难行

cùn bù nán xíng

be difficult for sb. to move a single step -- can't do anything; difficult to move even one step; cannot go a step; cannot move a single step; find it extremely hard to make a single move; forced into a strait; unable to move a tiny step; unable to do a thing; unable to move one inch forward:

咱们离开了群众， 就寸步难行啊! Without the masses we can't move a step.

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寸步難行|寸步难行 [cùn bù nán xíng] ► unable to move a single step (idiom) ► to be in an (extremely) difficult situation