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不怕慢，就怕站

Mandarin · pinyin bù pà màn , jiù pà zhàn

Meanings

  1. it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
怕
pà · to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
慢
màn · slow(ly), leisurely, sluggish
就
jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
站
zhàn · stand up; a stand, station
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bat1 paa3 maan6, zau6 paa3 zaam6

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不怕慢，就怕站 · bu4 pa4 man4 , jiu4 pa4 zhan4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 2,502
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Exact source record不怕慢，就怕站 不怕慢，就怕站 [bu4 pa4 man4 , jiu4 pa4 zhan4] /it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)/