因循守旧

yīn xún shǒu jiù

to stick to the old ways; hidebound

Character by character

因yīn
follow

循xún
abide by

守shǒu
keep

旧jiù
old

公司如果一直因循守旧，迟早会被市场淘汰。

If the company keeps sticking to the old ways, sooner or later the market will push it out.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Critical: of people, firms or institutions that will not change. Its opposite is 与时俱进 or 推陈出新.

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