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停滞不前

tíng zhì bù qiándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
stuck and not moving forward (idiom) / stagnant / in a rut / at a standstill
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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.

Source record: cd-fc6fe236f8135c19. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

停滯不前 停滞不前 [ting2 zhi4 bu4 qian2] /stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant/in a rut/at a standstill/

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Other forms in these source records: 停滯不前

  • 停
    tíng

    to stop / to halt / to park (a car)

  • 滞
    zhì

    (bound form) sluggish / stagnant

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 前
    qián

    front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.