| 停 |
tíng zhì bù qián | stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant / in a rut / at a standstill |
| 停 |
tíng | to stop / to halt / to park (a car) |
| 停 |
tíng zhì | stagnation / at a standstill / bogged down |
| 滞 |
zhì | sluggish |
| 不 |
bù | no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 前 |
qián | front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |