ㄕㄡˇshǒuㄔㄥˊchéng

  1. 保持事業使漢書··公孫弘》:古者有功有德守成遭遇右武。」儒林外史·》:讀書耕田學好便好創業難,守成難不難。」

to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations, to carry on the good work of one's predecessors