停滞不前
tíng​zhì​bù​qián

be at a standstill

  • created sense approved 停滞不前/停滯不前 · tíng​zhì​bù​qián · be at a standstill — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    停滞不前 / 停滯不前

    tíng​zhì​bù​qián

    be at a standstill

    stuck and not moving forward; to cease making progress; at a standstill

    停滞 (literal) → 停滞/停滯 · tíng​zhì · to stagnate; stagnation 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 前 (literal) → 前 · qián · to move forward

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