Definition
僵直 describes a state of being stiff and rigid, either physically (like a limb that can't move) or figuratively (like a rule that allows no flexibility). As a stative verb (v.p.), it can be used with 很 to indicate degree, e.g., 他的身体很僵直.
v.p.
stiffrigid (physically or figuratively)
Examples
- ，僵直。Zài hánfēng zhōng zhàn le liǎng ge xiǎoshí, tā de tuǐ jīhū jiāng zhí le.After standing in the cold wind for two hours, his legs were almost stiff.
- 僵直。Nà jù shītǐ yǐjīng wánquán jiāng zhí le.That corpse was already completely stiff.
- 僵直，。Tā de sīxiǎng tài jiāng zhí le, cónglái bù jiēshòu xīn kànfǎ.His thinking is too rigid; he never accepts new perspectives.
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