停滞不前 (停滯不前)
tíng zhì bù qián
Pinyin

Definition

停滞不前 (停滯不前)
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tíng zhì bù qián
  1. stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
  2. in a rut
  3. at a standstill

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不利
bù lì
  1. 1 unfavorable
  2. 2 disadvantageous
  3. 3 harmful
  4. 4 detrimental

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

对呀。国有企业改革早就不再被看作是稳定经济的权宜之计了，能源、运输等领域的国有企业垄断只会造成经济的停滞不前。没有竞争就没有动力，若人人都在政府的庇护下捧着“铁饭碗”，谁还有动力去发展经济呢？
duìyā 。guóyǒu qǐyè gǎigé zǎo jiù bùzài bèi kànzuò shì wěndìng jīngjì de quányízhījì le ，néngyuán 、yùnshū děng lǐngyù de guóyǒu qǐyè lǒngduàn zhǐ huì zàochéng jīngjì de tíngzhì bùqián 。méiyǒu jìngzhēng jiù méiyǒu dònglì ，ruò rénrén dōu zài zhèngfǔ de bìhù xià pěng zhe “tiěfànwǎn ”，shéi hái yǒu dònglì qù fāzhǎn jīngjì ne ？
That's right. From early on, the reforms of state-owned enterprises couldn't be seen just as expedients for economic stability. Government monopolies of energy, shipping and other areas will only create economic stagnation. Without competition, you can't have motivation. Everyone is hanging around under the protection of the government, clutching their “iron rice bowl.`` Who has any impetus for developing the economy?
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