抱残守缺

抱殘守缺
bàocán-shǒuquē
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to cling to the outdated and refuse change
  2. 2 to stubbornly preserve the old
  3. 3 hidebound

Examples

HSK 6
Gǎigé jiùshì bùnéng bàocánshǒuquē, yào gǎnyú tūpò.
Reform means not clinging to the broken and outdated. You have to dare to break through.
HSK 7-9
Gōngsī zài bàocánshǒuquē, chízǎo bèi shìchǎng táotài.
If the company keeps clinging to outdated ways, it will be driven out of the market sooner or later.

Tips

usage
Always negative: criticizes a refusal to update methods, ideas, or institutions.

Stroke Order

bào
cán
shǒu
quē