深一脚浅一脚 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

深一脚浅一脚地在向前进

2

走雪地免不了深一脚浅一脚

3

走路总是深一脚浅一脚

Definition

深一脚浅一脚

Literally means:

walk unsteadily on a bumpy road

Actually means:

road of life that is not smooth

It means the road is bumpy and hard to walk on or that one cannot walk steadily for some reason. It may also mean the road of life is not smooth.

形容道路不平，很难走，或由于某种原因，走路生道路脚步不稳。也比喻人生道路不顺利。

Example

Used as predicate, object or adverbial adjunct. (作谓语、宾语、状语)

1

Rén

人

lǎo

老

le

了

,

yǎnjing

眼睛

bùhǎo

不好

,

wǎnshang

晚上

zǒulù

走路

zǒngshì

总是

shēnyījiǎojiān

深一脚浅

yī

一

jiǎo

脚

,

hěn

很

róngyì

容易

diējiāo

跌跤

。

People are old, eyes are not good, walking at night is always a foot deep shallow foot, easy to fall.

2

Shēnghuó

生活

jiù

就

xiàng

像

zǒu

走

shātān

沙滩

,

miǎnbùliǎo

免不了

shēnyījiǎojiān

深一脚浅

yī

一

jiǎo

脚

,

yīshēng

一生

shùnlì

顺利

de

的

rén

人

bìjìng

毕竟

shì

是

shǎoshù

少数

。

Life is like walking on the beach, inevitably a foot deep shallow foot, life smooth people are after all a few.

3

Jǐnguǎn

尽管

yùdào

遇到

le

了

hěnduō

很多

cuòzhé

挫折

,

tā

他

háishi

还是

shēnyījiǎojiān

深一脚浅

yī

一

jiǎo

脚

dì

地

zǒuxiàng

走向

le

了

chénggōng

成功

zhī

之

lù

路

。

Despite many setbacks, he made his way to success with one foot in the face.