become rigid; stagnate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to become rigid; to ossify; to stiffen
formalOften used metaphorically to describe ideas, thinking, systems, or organizations that become inflexible and lose vitality.
Jiāo骄
ào傲
zì自
mǎn满
zhǐ只
néng能
shǐ使
sī思
xiǎng想
jiāng僵
huà化
。
Complacency and arrogance can only cause thinking to become rigid.
Tā他
de的
shǒu手
zhǐ指
zài在
yán严
hán寒
zhōng中
yǐ已
jīng经
jiāng僵
huà化
le了
。
His fingers had stiffened in the severe cold.
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Zhè这
ge个
jī机
gòu构
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
mó模
shì式
guò过
yú于
jiāng僵
huà化
。
This institution's management model is too rigid.
Lì历
shǐ史
zhèng证
míng明
，
bù不
gǎi改
gé革
jiù就
huì会
jiāng僵
huà化
。
History has proven that without reform, stagnation sets in.
verb
to stop developing; to stagnate
formalRefers to a cessation of progress, growth, or improvement, often used in social, economic, or intellectual contexts.
Lǐ理
lùn论
yī一
dàn旦
tuō脱
lí离
shí实
jiàn践
jiù就
huì会
jiāng僵
huà化
。
Once theory becomes detached from practice, it stagnates.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jì技
shù术
yǐ已
jīng经
jiāng僵
huà化
le了
jǐ几
shí十
nián年
。
This technology has been stagnant for decades.
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Jīng经
jì济
zēng增
zhǎng长
bù不
néng能
jiāng僵
huà化
，
xū需
yào要
chí持
xù续
chuàng创
xīn新
。
Economic growth must not stagnate; it requires continuous innovation.