死板

sǐbǎn

adjective #15,524

Meanings

1 rigid
2 inflexible
3 stiff

Characters

board; plank; stiff

Examples

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.

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