袭故守常 — “To adhere to old practices and traditions”
袭故守常 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adhere to old practices and traditions”. To be set in one's ways and unwilling to change. Literally, “Follow old ways and stick to routines”.
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袭故守常 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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这个设计团队常常袭故守常，导致他们的产品在市场上缺乏新意。
This design team often sticks to old ways, which leads to their products lacking novelty in the market.
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More idioms starting with 袭
- xí袭rén人gù故jì技resort to an old trick
- xí袭rén人gù故zhì智Adopt others' old stratagems
- xí袭yǐ以chéng成sú俗become a deeply ingrained custom
- xí袭yě冶chéng承gōng弓inherit father's craft
- xí袭fán凡dǎo蹈gù故follow old conventions
- xí袭cháng常zhuì缀suǒ琐use conventional phrases and pile up trivial words
- xí袭gù故dǎo蹈cháng常stick to old ways
- xí袭yī衣jiān兼shí食living a life of luxury
- xí袭dǎo蹈qián前rén人blindly follow old ways
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Open the tool →Questions about 袭故守常
What does 袭故守常 mean?
袭故守常 (xí gù shǒu cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adhere to old practices and traditions”.
How do you pronounce 袭故守常?
袭故守常 is pronounced xí gù shǒu cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 袭故守常 literally mean?
Literally, 袭故守常 means “Follow old ways and stick to routines”. It is used to mean “to adhere to old practices and traditions”.
What is the Chinese definition of 袭故守常?
袭：固袭，继承；故：成例；常：常规。因循守旧，照老规矩办事