僵 (jiāng) — stiff, rigid (especially of body parts from cold, staying still, or after death); deadlocked, at an impasse (of discussions, situations, relationships)
Definition
僵 covers both physical stiffness (a stiff neck, a dead body) and figurative deadlock in talks or situations. Compared with 僵硬, 僵 is shorter and used more broadly, including the abstract 'deadlocked' sense.
adjective
stiffrigid (especially of body parts from cold, staying still, or after death)deadlockedat an impasse (of discussions, situations, relationships)
Examples
- ，僵。Wǒ zuò dé tài jiǔ le, bó zi dōu jiāng le.I sat too long, and my neck is stiff.
- 僵，。Tán pàn jiāng le, shuāng fāng dōu bù kěn ràng bù.The negotiations are deadlocked; neither side is willing to compromise.
- 僵，。Tā jiāng zhe liǎn, kàn qǐ lái hěn shēng qì.He kept a stiff face and looked very angry.
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