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前不着村，后不着店【qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn】

lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
to be in a predicament

前不着村，后不着店【qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn】

lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
to be in a predicament

前

HSK 11

含义in front, forward; preceding

拼音qián

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

着

HSK 11

含义make move, take action

拼音zhe

村

HSK 32

含义village, hamlet; uncouth, vulgar

拼音cūn

后

HSK 13

含义queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

拼音hòu

店

HSK 11

含义shop, store; inn, hotel

拼音diàn