望而却步 (wàng ér què bù) — to flinch, to balk at, to shrink back from a challenge

Definition

Literally 'look and step back': to shrink back from a challenge the moment you see it — fear or awe stops you before you even try. Stronger than 害怕 (just feeling afraid); it implies giving up or hesitating to act.

idiom
to flinchto balk atto shrink back from a challenge

Beispiele

  • 望而却步
    Zhè ge jià gé ràng hěn duō rén wàng ér què bù.
    This price makes many people flinch.
  • 望而却步
    Miàn duì rú cǐ fù zá de rèn wu, tā méi yǒu wàng ér què bù.
    Faced with such a complex task, he did not flinch.
  • 望而却步
    Kùn nan zài dà, wǒ men yě bú yīng gāi wàng ér què bù.
    No matter how great the difficulty, we should not shrink back.

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