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匍匐前进

pú fú qián jìndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to crawl forward
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1774b6cf258770d1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

匍匐前進 匍匐前进 [pu2 fu2 qian2 jin4] /to crawl forward/

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Other forms in these source records: 匍匐前進

  • 匍
    pú

    used in 匍匐[pú fú]

  • 匐
    fú

    used in 匍匐[pú fú]

  • 前
    qián

    front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly

  • 进
    jìn

    to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.