戒骄戒躁

戒驕戒躁

jièjiāo-jièzào

idiom

Meanings

1 to guard against arrogance and impatience
2 stay humble and level-headed

Characters

impatient / impetuous

Examples

HSK 2

取得成绩后，要戒骄戒躁。

Qǔdé chéngjì hòu, yào jièjiāo-jièzào.

After making achievements, stay humble and patient.

HSK 6

年轻人更要戒骄戒躁，踏实工作。

Niánqīngrén gèng yào jièjiāo-jièzào, tāshi gōngzuò.

Young people especially should guard against arrogance and impatience, and work steadily.

HSK 7-9

领导常告诫我们戒骄戒躁。

Lǐngdǎo cháng gàojiè wǒmen jièjiāo-jièzào.

The leader often reminds us to stay humble and level-headed.

Tips

history

Popularized by Mao Zedong's 1957 speech at the CCP National Conference: 戒骄戒躁，永远保持谦虚进取的精神 - guard against pride and haste, always stay humble and striving.

register

Formal; very common in Chinese Communist Party rhetoric, school reports, and exhortations to young workers.

Stroke Order

戒 jiè

骄 jiāo

躁 zào