stiff corpse; metaphor for something rigid and obsolete
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesnoun
stiff corpse; rigid dead body
Literally refers to a corpse that has stiffened after death.
Gǔ古
mù墓
zhōng中
chū出
tǔ土
le了
yī一
jù具
bǎo保
cún存
wán完
hǎo好
de的
jiāng僵
shī尸
。
A well-preserved stiff corpse was unearthed from the ancient tomb.
Chuán传
shuō说
nà那
piàn片
sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
yǒu有
jiāng僵
shī尸
chū出
mò没
。
Legend has it that zombies haunt that forest.
noun
zombie; the walking dead
In folklore and popular culture, a reanimated corpse that feeds on the living.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
lǐ里
de的
jiāng僵
shī尸
huì会
tiào跳
zhe着
qián前
jìn进
。
The zombies in this movie hop forward.
Tā他
zhuāng装
bàn扮
chéng成
jiāng僵
shī尸
qù去
cān参
jiā加
wàn万
shèng圣
jié节
pài派
duì对
。
He dressed up as a zombie to attend the Halloween party.
noun
something rigid, obsolete, and lifeless; a fossilized institution or idea
literaryA metaphor for ideas, systems, or organizations that are outdated, inflexible, and resistant to change.
Nà那
xiē些
chén陈
jiù旧
de的
guī规
zhāng章
zhì制
dù度
zǎo早
yǐ已
chéng成
wéi为
zǔ阻
ài碍
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
jiāng僵
shī尸
。
Those outdated rules and regulations have long become zombies hindering development.
Tā他
de的
sī思
xiǎng想
jiāng僵
huà化
de得
xiàng像
gè个
jiāng僵
shī尸
，
wú无
fǎ法
jiē接
shòu受
rèn任
hé何
xīn新
guān观
niàn念
。
His thinking is as rigid as a zombie, unable to accept any new ideas.