僵
局

Impasse in Chinese: 僵局 (jiāng jú)

jiāng jú

impasse

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1impasse
  2. 2deadlock

Stroke order

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僵
局

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄤ

jiāng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄐㄩˊ

jú

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 谈判陷入了僵局。

    tán pàn xiàn rù le jiāng jú。

    The negotiations reached a deadlock.

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Related words

局

jú

narrow

僵

jiāng

rigid

邮局

yóu jú

post office

局面

jú miàn

aspect

局长

jú zhǎng

bureau chief

布局

bù jú

arrangement

出局

chū jú

(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball)

大局

dà jú

overall situation

格局

gé jú

structure

僵化

jiāng huà

to become rigid

结局

jié jú

conclusion

局部

jú bù

part

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