因循守旧

Traditional: 因循守舊

yīn xún shǒu jiù

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to continue in the same old rut

What does 因循守旧 mean?

因循守旧 (yīn xún shǒu jiù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to continue in the same old rut

2diehard conservative attitudes

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因yīnold variant of 因[yin1]循xún(bound form) to follow; to act in accordance with 守shǒuto guard · to defend 旧jiùold · opposite: new 新

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因循守旧

yīn xún shǒu jiù

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