安于现状 (ān yú xiàn zhuàng) — to be content with the status quo (often implying complacency)
Definition
An idiom meaning 'to be content with the status quo,' almost always used in a negative or cautionary sense to warn against complacency and stagnation. Common in exhortative writing urging change or self-improvement.
idiom
to be content with the status quo (often implying complacency)
Examples
- 安于现状，。Tā ān yú xiàn zhuàng, bú yuàn yì xué xí xīn dōng xī.He is content with the status quo and unwilling to learn new things.
- 安于现状，。Gōng sī bù néng ān yú xiàn zhuàng, bì xū bú duàn chuàng xīn.The company cannot be complacent; it must keep innovating.
- 安于现状，。Nián qīng rén bú yīng gāi ān yú xiàn zhuàng, yào yǒng yú zhuī qiú mèng xiǎng.Young people should not be content with the status quo; they should bravely pursue their dreams.
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