守ㄕㄡˇshǒu成ㄔㄥˊchéng

保持已成的事業，不使失墜。《漢書·卷五八·公孫弘傳》：「古者賞有功，褒有德，守成〔上〕文，遭遇右武，未有易此者也。」《儒林外史·第二二回》：「讀書好，耕田好，學好便好；創業難，守成難，知難不難。」

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