stiff; rigid; inflexible
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
stiff; rigid; lacking vitality (of expression, style, or performance)
Describes art, writing, performances, or facial expressions that lack liveliness or naturalness.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
shàng上
de的
rén人
wù物
tài太
sǐ死
bǎn板
，
méi没
yǒu有
biǎo表
qíng情
。
The characters in this painting are too stiff and lack expression.
Tā他
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
tài太
sǐ死
bǎn板
，
guān观
zhòng众
dōu都
bù不
xǐ喜
huan欢
。
His performance was too wooden; the audience didn't like it.
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Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
hěn很
sǐ死
bǎn板
，
dú读
qǐ起
lái来
méi没
yì意
si思
。
This article is written in a very dull style; it's boring to read.
adjective
inflexible; rigid; unwilling to adapt (in handling affairs)
Refers to a person's way of handling affairs, mindset, or approach to rules that is overly strict and lacking adaptability.
Zuò做
shì事
qing情
bù不
néng能
sǐ死
bǎn板
，
yào要
xué学
huì会
biàn变
tōng通
。
You can't be rigid when doing things; you need to learn to be flexible.
Tā他
zhè这
gè个
rén人
tài太
sǐ死
bǎn板
，
bù不
dǒng懂
biàn变
tōng通
。
He's too inflexible as a person and doesn't know how to adapt.
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Guǎn管
lǐ理
bù不
néng能
tài太
sǐ死
bǎn板
，
yào要
yǒu有
rén人
qíng情
wèi味
。
Management can't be too rigid; it needs to have a human touch.