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

取得成绩后，要戒骄戒躁。

Qǔdé chéngjì hòu, yào jièjiāojièzào.

After making achievements, stay humble and patient.

年轻人更要戒骄戒躁，踏实工作。

Niánqīngrén gèng yào jièjiāojièzào, tāshi gōngzuò.

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

领导常告诫我们戒骄戒躁。

Lǐngdǎo cháng gàojiè wǒmen jièjiāojièzào.

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