停滞不前 meaning in English
stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut
Traditional 停滯不前36 strokes
Meaning of 停滞不前
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tíngzhìbùqián
- stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
- in a rut
- at a standstill
停滞不前 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
阿尔及尔从不停滞不前。
Algiers never stands still.
Stroke order for each character
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停 tíng · to stop · 11 strokes
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滞 zhì · to block · 12 strokes
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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前 qián · front · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 停滞不前.
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 前天 | qiántiān | the day before yesterday |
| 前边 | qiánbian | front; the front side |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
| 不错 | bùcuò | correct; right |
| 不行 | bùxíng | won't do; be out of the question |
Questions about 停滞不前
What does 停滞不前 mean?
停滞不前 (tíngzhìbùqián) means "stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut".
How do you write 停滞不前?
停滞不前 is made of 4 characters: 停 (11 strokes), 滞 (12 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 前 (9 strokes). That is 36 strokes in total.
How is 停滞不前 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 停滞不前 is written 停滯不前.