泥古不化 nì gǔ bù huà

conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
泥 nì HSK 6
mud; clay; paste
古 gǔ HSK 5
ancient; old; surname Gu
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
化 huà HSK 3
to change into; to transform; to make into