近亲繁殖

近親繁殖

jìnqīn-fánzhí

idiom

Meanings

1 inbreeding (of animals or plants)
2 insular hiring / promotion within a closed circle (figurative)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

公司长期近亲繁殖，管理层缺乏新鲜血液。

Gōngsī chángqī jìnqīn-fánzhí, guǎnlǐcéng quēfá xīnxiān xuèyè.

Years of insular hiring have left management short on fresh blood.

HSK 7-9

近亲繁殖容易导致基因问题。

Jìnqīn-fánzhí róngyì dǎozhì jīyīn wèntí.

Inbreeding easily leads to genetic problems.

Tips

usage

Modern usage extends beyond biology: used critically for organizations (government, academia, companies) that promote only internal people, causing stagnation.

register

Quoted in Zhang Zhou's 《步履艰难的中国》 in exactly this critical organizational sense.

Stroke Order

近 jìn

亲 qīn

繁 fán

殖 zhí