Meaning of 墨守成规
墨守成规 means stick to established practice; be a slave to old customs; refuse to innovate. Pronounced Mò shǒu chéng guī.
- stick to established practice; be a slave to old customs; refuse to innovate
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
yī一
zhí直
Mò墨
shǒu守
chéng成
guī规
，
jié结
guǒ果
zài在
shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
shī失
qù去
le了
jìng竞
zhēng争
lì力
。
This company has always stuck to established practices and consequently lost its competitiveness in the market.
Zài在
shè设
jì计
shàng上
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
Mò墨
shǒu守
chéng成
guī规
，
yào要
gǎn敢
yú于
chuàng创
xīn新
。
In design, we must not be slaves to old conventions; we need to dare to innovate.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
jiào教
shī师
jiào教
xué学
fāng方
fǎ法
xīn新
yǐng颖
，
cóng从
bù不
Mò墨
shǒu守
chéng成
guī规
。
This senior teacher has novel teaching methods and never sticks rigidly to old rules.
Mò墨
shǒu守
chéng成
guī规
de的
rén人
hěn很
nán难
shì适
yìng应
zhè这
ge个
kuài快
sù速
biàn变
huà化
de的
shí时
dài代
。
People who refuse to change find it hard to adapt to this rapidly changing era.