刻舟求剑 | kè zhōu qiú jiàn

Xi Jinping used this chengyu in an article on improving education in political philosophy on August 31st, 2020.

Meaning

Lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances

Original

“我们通过守正创新形成了中国特色社会主义理论体系,守正就不能偏离马克思主义、社会主义,但不是刻舟求剑,还要往前发展、与时俱进,否则就是僵化的、陈旧的、过时的。”

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