停滞不前(tíng zhì bù qián)

4 charactersTrad. 停滯不前

stuck and not moving forward (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
tíng zhì bù qián
Meaning
stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
停滯不前

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