tíng zhì bù qián

Traditional: 停滯不前

停滞不前 (tíng zhì bù qián) is a Chinese word meaning “stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut; at a standstill”.

Meanings

  1. 1stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
  2. 2in a rut
  3. 3at a standstill

Characters in 停滞不前

停tíng · to stop滞zhì · (bound form) sluggish; stagnant不bù · no; not so前qián · front

Related words

不no; not so前front不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct之前before以前before停to stop不能cannot不管not to be concerned不行won't do

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