stagnate; be at a standstill
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to stagnate; to be at a standstill; to be held up due to obstruction
Commonly used for economic, production, or developmental stagnation. Often appears in the set phrase 停滞不前.
Yóu由
yú于
zī资
jīn金
bù不
zú足
，
xiàng项
mù目
yǐ已
jīng经
tíng停
zhì滞
le了
sān三
gè个
yuè月
。
Due to insufficient funds, the project has been stalled for three months.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
ràng让
jīng经
jì济
tíng停
zhì滞
xià下
lai来
。
We cannot allow the economy to stagnate.
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Jiāo交
tōng通
yīn因
shì事
gù故
ér而
wán完
quán全
tíng停
zhì滞
。
Traffic was completely at a standstill due to the accident.