安于现状

安於現狀
ānyúxiànzhuàng
idiom #37,269

Meanings

  1. 1 to be content with the status quo
  2. 2 to take things as they are
  3. 3 to settle for the way things are

Examples

Tā ānyúxiànzhuàng, cóng bù xiǎng huàn gōngzuò.
He's content with the way things are and never thinks of changing jobs.
Niánqīngrén bùyào ānyúxiànzhuàng, yào yǒngyú zhuīqiú mèngxiǎng.
Young people shouldn't settle — they should dare to chase their dreams.
Gōngsī rúguǒ ānyúxiànzhuàng, chízǎo huì bèi táotài.
If a company settles for the status quo, sooner or later it will be left behind.

Tips

usage
Usually mildly critical — implies complacency and lack of ambition. Rarely a compliment unless context explicitly values calm acceptance.

Stroke Order

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xiàn
zhuàng