jiāngchí

僵持

Word · Verb

deadlock; stalemate

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to be locked in a stalemate; to be deadlocked

通常用于描述争论、谈判、比赛或冲突中的双方处于一种互不相让的静止状态。强调停滞不前和无法解决。

Tán谈
pàn判
shuāng双
fāng方
zài在
guān关
jiàn键
wèn问
tí题
shàng上
jiāng僵
chí持
bù不
xià下
 。

The two sides in the negotiation are deadlocked on the key issue.

Bǐ比
sài赛
jìn进
rù入
le了
jiāng僵
chí持
jiē阶
duàn段
 ,
shuāng双
fāng方
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
dé得
fēn分
 。

The match has entered a stalemate phase, with neither side scoring.

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Zhè这
duì对
fū夫
qī妻
yīn因
wèi为
qù去
nǎ哪
dù度
jià假
de的
wèn问
tí题
jiāng僵
chí持
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
tiān天
 。

The couple was deadlocked for several days over where to go on vacation.

Liǎng两
guó国
jūn军
duì队
zài在
biān边
jìng境
jiāng僵
chí持
zhe着
 ,
jú局
shì势
fēi非
cháng常
jǐn紧
zhāng张
 。

The armies of the two countries are locked in a standoff at the border, and the situation is very tense.

Dǒng董
shì事
huì会
nèi内
bù部
yì意
jiàn见
fēn分
qí歧
 ,
huì会
yì议
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
jiāng僵
chí持
 。

With internal disagreements on the board, the meeting reached a stalemate.