前不着村，后不着店

qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 前不着村，后不着店

不
bù

no; not so

前
qián

front

后
hòu

empress

店
diàn

(bound form) shop; store

村
cūn

village

着
zhāo

(chess) move

着
zháo

to touch

着
zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress

着
zhuó

to wear (clothes)

不着
bù zháo

no need