骑牛追快马，望尘莫及騎牛追快馬，望塵莫及騎牛追快馬，望塵莫及

riding an ox to chase a fast horse: can only watch the dust, unable to catch up

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Someone is far behind and cannot hope to catch up with another.

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Simplified: 骑牛追快马，望尘莫及
Traditional (Taiwan): 騎牛追快馬，望塵莫及
Pinyin: qí niú zhuī kuài mǎ, wàngchénmòjí
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄟㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄚˇ，ㄨㄤˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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