望而却步 (望而卻步)
wàng ér què bù
Pinyin

Definition

望而却步 (望而卻步)
 - 
wàng ér què bù
  1. to shrink back
  2. to flinch

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xī wàng
  1. 1 to wish for
  2. 2 to desire
  3. 3 hope
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  1. 1 surname Bu
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)
ér qiě
  1. 1 (not only ...) but also
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 in addition
  4. 4 furthermore
yǎng wàng
  1. 1 to look up at
  2. 2 to look up to sb hopefully

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
  1. 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
  1. 1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
  1. 1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)