stick to stubbornly; cling to obstinately
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to stick to stubbornly; to cling to obstinately; to rigidly adhere to
literaryLiterary register. Often used with negative connotations of rigidly adhering to old ways or waiting for unlikely windfalls. Derived from the allusion to the idiom 守株待兔 (waiting by a tree stump for a hare), implying foolish persistence.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zhū株
shǒu守
jiù旧
guī规
，
ér而
yào要
yǒng勇
yú于
chuàng创
xīn新
。
We cannot stubbornly cling to old rules, but must have the courage to innovate.
Tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
zhū株
shǒu守
dài待
tù兔
，
bù不
sī思
jìn进
qǔ取
。
He just waits passively for windfalls without thinking of making progress.
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Zài在
zhè这
ge个
shùn瞬
xī息
wàn万
biàn变
de的
shí时
dài代
，
zhū株
shǒu守
chéng成
guī规
shì是
wēi危
xiǎn险
de的
。
In this rapidly changing era, rigidly adhering to conventions is dangerous.