僵持

jiāngchí

verb #29,039

Meanings

HSK 3

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.

HSK 6

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.

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.

僵 jiāng

持 chí