死板

sǐbǎn

adjective #15,524

Meanings

1 rigid
2 inflexible
3 stiff

Characters

board; plank; stiff

Examples

HSK 2

他做事太死板了，不懂变通。

Tā zuòshì tài sǐbǎn le, bù dǒng biàntōng.

He's too rigid in how he does things and doesn't know how to be flexible.

HSK 3

这些规定太死板了。

Zhèxiē guīdìng tài sǐbǎn le.

These regulations are too inflexible.

Tips

memory

死 (dead) + 板 (board/plank) - as stiff and unyielding as a dead piece of wood.

Stroke Order

死 sǐ

板 bǎn