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He was walking in fits and starts.
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彼は彳亍と歩いていた。
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彳亍
Hiragana
てきちょく
Noun
Japanese Meaning
小刻みに歩くこと、行きつ戻りつしてなかなか前へ進まないさまを表す語。転じて、物事がはかどらず停滞している状態のたとえにも用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ゆっくりあるいて、たびたびとまりながらすすむようす。また、うごかずじっとしているようす。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
断断续续地行走 / 踟蹰不前 / 伫立不动
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
斷斷續續的行走狀態 / 踟躕徘徊、不進不退的樣子 / 佇立不動的狀態
Korean Meaning
띄엄띄엄 걷기 / 머뭇머뭇한 걸음 / 멈춰 서 있음
Vietnamese Meaning
sự đi ngập ngừng, lúc đi lúc dừng / sự bước vài bước rồi đứng khựng / sự đứng yên
Tagalog Meaning
paglakad na putul-putol / pagtigil-tigil na paglalakad / pananatiling nakatigil
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