故步自封 gù bù zì fēng

stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
  2. 2. stagnating and conservative

Characters

Character Meaning
故 gù HSK 3
therefore; cause; reason
步 bù HSK 2
walk; a step; a pace
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
封 fēng HSK 4
to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters