Idioms describing children walking unsteadily

When a child just starts to learn to walk, he always walks unsteadily and stumbles. Despite this, both parents and children will be very happy, as they feel that the child has undergone new changes. When the child can learn to walk little by little, it feels like the child has grown up. Seeing the child starting to learn to walk unsteadily, the mother is also happy in her heart. There are many idioms that describe the appearance of a child just beginning to walk.

Stumbling

[Explanation] Totter: to walk with a limp. Describes the way a person walks with difficulty and staggering.

[Source] Tang Dynasty: Pi Rixiu's "Shangzhenguan": "Tianlu walks with difficulty."

Stumbling

[Explanation] Describes the way of walking unsteadily.

[Source] Chapter 42 of Flowers of Shanghai by Han Bangqing of the Qing Dynasty: "Not knowing where to put my feet, I stumbled and entered the room on the right."

stagger

【Explanation】Stagger: walk unsteadily. The way he walks is crooked.

[Source] The fourth chapter of Water Margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "He is top-heavy, his eyes and face are red when he looks at the bright moon; he bends forward and backward, and staggers this way and that in the breeze. He staggers up the mountain like a crane in the wind; he staggers back to the temple like a turtle emerging from water."

Trembling

[Explanation] Describes shaking and trembling.

[Source] Chapter 83 of A Dream of Red Mansions: "Grandmother Jia supported Little Yatou and stood up tremblingly, and promised: 'Thanks to the good fortune of the queen, I am still healthy.'"

Toddler

[Explanation] A child imitates the way adults walk, walking slowly and unsteadily. A metaphor for just beginning to do something. Describe the process of doing things, step by step!

【例句】What an interesting child! He's already learning to walk at such a young age.

Stumbling

[Explanation] The original meaning is to walk unsteadily, always being hindered by obstacles, or having clumsy legs and feet. The extended meaning is that things don't go smoothly and there are always troubles caused by human or environmental factors.

[Source] In the end, his eyes became as dark as ink and he could only stumble and barely make his way down the hillside. ——"The Old Man's Talk"

Stagger

【Explanation】Swaying from side to side, unstable.

[Source] A drunkard was staggering as he walked.

Swinging

[Explanation] Describes unsteady walking. A metaphor for being easily shaken and unsteady.

[Source] Mao Zedong, On the Question of Agricultural Cooperatives: "Some of our comrades are like women with bound feet, swaying from side to side as they walk, always complaining to others: 'You're walking too fast! You're walking too fast!'"