安于现状
ān yú xiàn zhuàng
content with things as they are; complacent
Character by character
安ān
content
content
于yú
with
with
现xiàn
present
present
状zhuàng
state
state
Example
这家公司安于现状，不肯创新，很快就被对手超过了。
The company was content with the way things were and would not innovate, and its rivals soon overtook it.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Usage and origin
Usually a criticism: complacent, unambitious. 不安于现状 is praise, restless for something better.
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