呆板 (dāi bǎn) — stiff, inflexible, mechanical (of behavior, writing, thinking)
Definition
An adjective for people, writing, or methods that are rigid and mechanical — lacking flexibility or imagination. Colloquial and pejorative, stronger than 死板 only in tone, not meaning.
adjective
stiffinflexiblemechanical (of behavior, writing, thinking)
Examples
- 呆板，。Tā zhè ge rén hěn dāi bǎn, yì diǎn yōu mò gǎn dōu méi yǒu.He is very stiff and doesn't have any sense of humor.
- ，呆板。Zhè piān wén zhāng xiě dé tài píng dàn, fēng gé tài dāi bǎn.This writing is too bland, the style is too stiff.
- 呆板，。Tā men de guǎn lǐ mó shì tài dāi bǎn, quē shǎo líng huó xìng.Their management model is too rigid and lacks flexibility.
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