步履蹒跚 faltering gait
Explanation
形容走路腿脚不方便，歪歪倒倒的样子。
Describes someone walking unsteadily and with difficulty.
Origin Story
一位年迈的渔夫，在海边度过了大半辈子，风吹日晒，他的腿脚早已不灵便。每天清晨，他都会拄着拐杖，步履蹒跚地走向海边，去看看那熟悉的海浪。他年轻时，曾是村里最棒的捕鱼能手，海风曾让他意气风发，如今，他只能蹒跚地走着，回忆着过去的辉煌。然而，他依然热爱着大海，热爱着这片养育了他的土地。即使步履蹒跚，他的眼神中仍闪烁着对大海的热爱与不舍。他用他那布满皱纹的手，轻轻抚摸着海边的岩石，仿佛在和大海诉说着他一生的故事。夕阳西下，他步履蹒跚地走回渔村，身影在余晖中显得格外孤独，却又无比坚定。他的一生，如同他步履蹒跚的脚步，经历了风风雨雨，却从未放弃对大海的热爱。
An elderly fisherman, who had spent most of his life by the sea, his legs and feet had long been weakened by the sun and wind. Every morning, he would walk slowly and unsteadily toward the beach with his cane, to look at the familiar waves. When he was young, he had been the best fisherman in the village, and the sea breeze had once made him full of energy. Now, he could only walk slowly, recalling the glory of the past. However, he still loved the sea, loved this land that had nurtured him. Even though his steps were faltering, his eyes still shone with love and reluctance for the sea. He gently stroked the rocks by the sea with his wrinkled hands, as if telling the sea the story of his life. As the sun set, he walked slowly back to the fishing village, his figure looking exceptionally lonely, yet incredibly firm in the afterglow. His life, like his faltering steps, had experienced ups and downs, but he never gave up his love for the sea.
Usage
作谓语、定语；形容走路缓慢吃力。
Used as a predicate or attributive; describes slow and strenuous walking.
Examples
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他步履蹒跚地走着。
tā bù lǚ pánshān de zǒuzhe
He walked with a faltering gait.
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老人步履蹒跚地走向远方。
lǎorén bù lǚ pánshān de zǒuxiàng yuǎnfāng
The old man walked toward the distance with a faltering gait.