yuán dì tà bùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to mark time (military) / to make no headway
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Original source entry:

原地踏步 原地踏步 [yuan2 di4 ta4 bu4] /to mark time (military)/to make no headway/

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原地踏步
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