Chinese Word: 裹足不前 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back

1		xǔ duō 许多 zǔ zhī 组织 réng 仍 guǒ zú bù qián 裹足不前。 Many organizations are still dragging their feet on it.
2		duì yìng 对应 jǐn 尽 de 的 zé rèn 责任 wǒ 我 jué bù huì 决不会 guǒ zú bù qián 裹足不前。 From a just responsibility I will never shrink.
3		tā men 他们 shuō 说， yín háng 银行 de 的 huài zhàng 坏账 céng chū bù qióng 层出不穷， dàn 但 jīn róng 金融 xì tǒng 系统 de 的 gǎi gé 改革 què 却 guǒ zú bù qián 裹足不前。 Too many bad loans were made, they say. Financial reform didn't come fast enough.
4		qí tā 其他 chǎng shāng 厂商 měng měng dǒng dǒng 懵懵懂懂、 guǒ zú bù qián 裹足不前 de 的 shí hou 时候， tā men 他们 zài 在 ruì yì 锐意 gǎi jìn 改进 chē liàng 车辆 de 的 jì shù 技术。 They moved forward with the technology in their vehicles while the other manufacturers slept and woke up with their hands out.
5		jiè kǒu 借口 huì 会 ràng 让 nǐ 你 tuì suō 退缩， tā men 他们 shì 是 jī yú 基于 kǒng jù 恐惧 shēng zhǎng 生长 de 的， ràng 让 nǐ 你 tíng zhì 停滞 bù 不 dòng 动， guǒ zú bù qián 裹足不前。 Excuses hold you back. They are based off fear, and keep you stagnating, staying in one place without learning or moving forward..

1		xǔ duō 许多 zǔ zhī 组织 réng 仍 guǒ zú bù qián 裹足不前。 Many organizations are still dragging their feet on it.
2		duì yìng 对应 jǐn 尽 de 的 zé rèn 责任 wǒ 我 jué bù huì 决不会 guǒ zú bù qián 裹足不前。 From a just responsibility I will never shrink.
3		tā men 他们 shuō 说， yín háng 银行 de 的 huài zhàng 坏账 céng chū bù qióng 层出不穷， dàn 但 jīn róng 金融 xì tǒng 系统 de 的 gǎi gé 改革 què 却 guǒ zú bù qián 裹足不前。 Too many bad loans were made, they say. Financial reform didn't come fast enough.
4		qí tā 其他 chǎng shāng 厂商 měng měng dǒng dǒng 懵懵懂懂、 guǒ zú bù qián 裹足不前 de 的 shí hou 时候， tā men 他们 zài 在 ruì yì 锐意 gǎi jìn 改进 chē liàng 车辆 de 的 jì shù 技术。 They moved forward with the technology in their vehicles while the other manufacturers slept and woke up with their hands out.
5		jiè kǒu 借口 huì 会 ràng 让 nǐ 你 tuì suō 退缩， tā men 他们 shì 是 jī yú 基于 kǒng jù 恐惧 shēng zhǎng 生长 de 的， ràng 让 nǐ 你 tíng zhì 停滞 bù 不 dòng 动， guǒ zú bù qián 裹足不前。 Excuses hold you back. They are based off fear, and keep you stagnating, staying in one place without learning or moving forward..