弄僵 (lòng) — to bring to a deadlock, to cause a stalemate

Definition

A colloquial verb meaning 'to deadlock / to freeze (a situation or relationship).' Used in a 把 construction (把…弄僵) when one side's action causes the stalemate.

verb

to bring to a deadlockto cause a stalemate

Examples

，弄僵。
Tán pàn shuāng fāng dōu bú ràng bù, zuì hòu bǎ jú miàn lòng le.
Neither side in the negotiations would give in, and in the end they brought the situation to a deadlock.
，弄僵。
Tā shuō huà tài chōng, yí xià zi jiù bǎ guān xì lòng le.
He spoke too bluntly and instantly froze the relationship.
，。
Běn lái kě yǐ hé zuò de, jié guǒ yīn wèi yí gè xiǎo wèn tí nòng dé hěn jiāng.
We could have cooperated, but in the end a small issue made things very tense.

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