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be content with staying where one is; stand still and refuse to seek progress

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Words with gu bù zì feng

gù bù zì fēng

故 步 自 封

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derogbe content with staying where one is; stand still and refuse to seek progress
- zhèng fǔ bù néng gù bù zì fēng bì xū jì xù dà dāo kuò fǔ de tuī xíng zhèng cè gǎi gé
  政府不能故步自封，必须继续大刀阔斧地推行政策改革。
  The government can't rest on its laurels and must press ahead with major policy changes.
synonym
tíng zhì bù qián停滞不前 ān yú xiàn zhuàng安于现状 yīn xún shǒu jiù因循守旧 mò shǒu chéng guī墨守成规 bì guān suǒ guó闭关锁国 bào cán shǒu quē抱残守缺 chén chén xiāng yīn陈陈相因

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Note
"故步自封" is different from "墨守成规". "故步自封" means not seeking progress; "墨守成规" means not seeking innovation.

Chinese words with pinyin gu bù zì feng

gù bù zì fēng固步自封now written as 故步自封

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