前不着村，后不着店

qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 前不着村，后不着店

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 前 前 qián: front
• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 店 店 diàn: (bound form) shop; store
• 村 村 cūn: village
• 着 着 zhāo: (chess) move
• 着 着 zháo: to touch
• 着 着 zhe: aspect particle indicating action in progress
• 着 着 zhuó: to wear (clothes)
• 不着 不着 bù zháo: no need