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僵持

jiāngchí
verb #29,039

Meanings

  1. 1 to be at a deadlock
  2. 2 to be in a stalemate
  3. 3 to remain at an impasse

Examples

双方谈判陷入僵持，没有任何进展。
Shuāngfāng tánpàn xiànrù jiāngchí, méiyǒu rènhé jìnzhǎn.
The negotiations between the two sides reached a deadlock with no progress.
这场比赛双方僵持了很长时间。
Zhè chǎng bǐsài shuāngfāng jiāngchí le hěn cháng shíjiān.
The two sides were locked in a stalemate for a long time during the match.

Tips

memory
僵 means 'stiff/rigid' (as in 僵硬, stiff) and 持 means 'to hold/maintain' — to 'rigidly maintain' one's position, i.e., a standoff.

Stroke Order

僵 jiāng
持 chí