守旧 (shǒu jiù) — to stick to old ways, to be conservative

Definition

Examples

• 他这个人很守旧，从不接受新事物。
  Tā zhè ge rén hěn shǒu jiù, cóng bù jiē shòu xīn shì wù.
  He is very conservative and never accepts new things.
• 他守了一辈子旧，现在终于愿意改变了。
  Tā shǒu le yí bèi zi jiù, xiàn zài zhōng yú yuàn yì gǎi biàn le.
  He stuck to old ways all his life, and now he's finally willing to change.
• 在这个问题上，我们不能太守旧，要勇于创新。
  Zài zhè ge wèn tí shàng, wǒ men bù néng tài shǒu jiù, yào yǒng yú chuàng xīn.
  On this issue, we can't be too conservative — we need to dare to innovate.

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