望而却步 (wàng ér què bù)

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📖 Today's 成语: 望而却步 (wàng ér què bù)Meaning: To shrink back at the sight of something (daunted by difficulty or cost)Summary: 望而却步 (wàng ér què bù) describes the act of retreating or giving up immediately upon seeing how difficult, dangerous, or expensive something is. It is most commonly used in the structure 让 (ràng) ... 望而却步 (wàng ér què bù), meaning 'to make someone shrink back' or 'to deter someone' from a particular course of action.Read the full transcript with multilingual translations, meaning/usage notes, examples, and cultural context:望而却步 (wàng ér què bù) | 每天成语

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