踏步不前

to be at a standstill / to mark time

see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]

to tread / to stamp / to step on / to press a pedal / to investigate on the spot

stride / to step (on the spot) / to mark time / at a standstill

surname Bu

a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

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