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原地踏步

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Strokes
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Collocation

1
在原地踏步
2
一直原地踏步
3
还是原地踏步
4
总是原地踏步

Definition

原地踏步:

Literally means:

march in the standing position

Actually means:

make no headway

Making the movements of marching while remaining in the same place.

In metaphorical sense, it means spending time on work, business, etc., without advancing. Somewhat derogatory.

在一个固定的地方两只脚一上一下地交替运动,不前进。

比喻处在原有的状态或停留在原有的水平上,没有进步或进展。略含贬义。

Example

Used as predicate or object. (作谓语、宾语)
1
guǒ
如果
nián
lái
men
我们
de
jīng
经济
zhí
一直
yuán
原地
踏步
de
huà
  
,
jiù
wèizhe
意味着
zhí
一直
zài
hòutuì
后退
  
,
yīnwèi
因为
rénjiā
人家
zài
duàn
不断
zhǎn
发展
  

If our economy has been on the same pace for years, it means we've been going backwards because people are evolving.

2
可以
zài
xué
学习
shàng
yuán
原地
踏步
  
,
ér
必须
duàn
不断
努力
cái
néng
gēn
shàng
shídài
时代
de
zhǎn
发展
  

You can't learn to step in place, but you must keep working hard to keep up with the development of the times.

3
dòu
le
sān
nián
de
yīng
英语
  
,
kǒu
口语
néng
能力
hái
zài
yuán
原地
踏步
  
,
háo
丝毫
méiyǒu
没有
jìn
进步
  

He has been reading English for three years, and his oral ability is still in place, with no progress at all.