Meaning of 抱残守缺
抱残守缺 means cling to outdated things; be conservative and resist improvement; stick stubbornly to the past. Pronounced bào cán shǒu quē.
- cling to outdated things; be conservative and resist improvement; stick stubbornly to the past
Definitions & Examples
Miàn面
duì对
xīn新
jì技
shù术
，
tā他
bào抱
cán残
shǒu守
quē缺
，
jù拒
jué绝
xué学
xí习
。
Faced with new technology, he clings to outdated ways and refuses to learn.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
céng层
bào抱
cán残
shǒu守
quē缺
，
dǎo导
zhì致
qǐ企
yè业
zhú逐
jiàn渐
shī失
qù去
le了
jìng竞
zhēng争
lì力
。
The management of this company stubbornly sticks to outdated practices, causing the enterprise to gradually lose its competitiveness.
Bào抱
cán残
shǒu守
quē缺
de的
xīn心
tài态
shì是
wú无
fǎ法
zài在
kuài快
sù速
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
shí时
dài代
zhōng中
shēng生
cún存
de的
。
A mindset of clinging to the past cannot survive in an era of rapid development.
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