举步维艰

zhè jiā gāng gāng chéng lì de gōng sī jǔ bù wéi jiān

这家刚刚成立的公司，举步维艰。

They have a hard time running the newly-established company.

gāo é lì lǜ shǐ zhè ge háng yè jǔ bù wéi jiān

高额利率使这个行业举步维艰。

High interest rates have squeezed the industry hard.

yóu yú jīng jì shuāi tuì yuè lái yuè duō de qǐ yè jǔ bù wéi jiān

由于经济衰退，越来越多的企业举步维艰。

More and more firms are floundering because of the recession.