僵直 (jiāng zhí) — stiff, rigid (physically or figuratively)
Definition
Means physically stiff or rigid (limbs, a corpse), and figuratively inflexible in thinking. Stronger than the everyday 硬 — it implies the body or mind has lost its ability to move or adapt.
verb
stiffrigid (physically or figuratively)
Examples
- ，僵直。Zài hán fēng zhōng zhàn le liǎng gè xiǎo shí, tā de tuǐ jī hū jiāng zhí le.After standing in the cold wind for two hours, his legs were almost stiff.
- 僵直。Nà jù shī tǐ yǐ jīng wán quán jiāng zhí le.That corpse was already completely stiff.
- 僵直，。Tā de sī xiǎng tài jiāng zhí le, cóng lái bù jiē shòu xīn kàn fǎ.His thinking is too rigid; he never accepts new perspectives.
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