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

Définition

Exemples

• 谈判双方都不让步，最后把局面弄僵了。
  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.
• 他说话太冲，一下子就把关系弄僵了。
  Tā shuō huà tài chōng, yí xià zi jiù bǎ guān xì lòng le.
  He spoke too bluntly and instantly froze the relationship.
• 本来可以合作的，结果因为一个小问题弄得很僵。
  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.