不 怕 慢，就 怕 站

bù pà màn , jiù pà zhàndictionary entry

it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

不怕慢，就怕站 不怕慢，就怕站 [bu4 pa4 man4 , jiu4 pa4 zhan4] /it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)/

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不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
怕
pà
to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps
Pà
surname Pa
慢
màn
slow
就
jiù
(after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiù shì]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (bound form) to reach / to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yī cù ér jiù]) / (pattern: 就[jiù] ... 也[yě] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bù] ... 就[jiù] ...) if not ... then must be ...
怕
pà
to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps
Pà
surname Pa
站
zhàn
station / to stand / to halt / to stop / branch of a company or organization / website

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