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僵局

僵局 (jiāng jú): Deadlock (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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僵局 consists of 2 characters.

stiff, rigid, or inflexible

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bureau, office; situation, state of affairs

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Pinyinjiāng jú

MeaningDeadlock

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word僵局

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How to Use 僵局 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 僵局 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith持续

jiāng僵

jú局

chí持

xù续

neutral

deadlock continues

Verb + Object

xiàn陷

rù入

jiāng僵

jú局

neutral

reach a deadlock

Adjective + Nounwith政治

zhèng政

zhì治

jiāng僵

jú局

Noun + Nounwith谈判

tán谈

pàn判

jiāng僵

jú局

4.

Example Sentences with 僵局

tán谈

pàn判

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

jiāng僵

jú局

dǎ打

pò破

jiāng僵

jú局

neutral

break the deadlock

formal

political deadlock

formal

negotiation deadlock

。

The negotiation reached a deadlock.

zhè这

chǎng场

kuàng旷

rì日

chí持

jiǔ久

de的

mào贸

yì易

tán谈

pàn判

，

sì似

hū乎

yǐ已

xiàn陷

rù入

nán难

yǐ以

dǎ打

pò破

de的

jiāng僵

jú局

。

This protracted trade negotiation seems to have fallen into a deadlock that is difficult to break.

wǒ我

men们

rú如

hé何

cái才

néng能

dǎ打

pò破

mù目

qián前

zhè这

ge个

lìng令

rén人

jǔ沮

sàng丧

de的

jiāng僵

jú局

ne呢

？

How can we break this frustrating deadlock we are currently facing?

tā他

men们

tǎo讨

lùn论

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

，

dàn但

wèn问

tí题

hái还

shì是

jiāng僵

jú局

，

méi没

yǒu有

jìn进

zhǎn展

。

They discussed for a long time, but the issue remained at a deadlock with no progress.

rú如

guǒ果

shuāng双

fāng方

dōu都

bù不

kěn肯

tuǒ妥

xié协

，

jiāng僵

jú局

jiù就

bú不

huì会

zì自

dòng动

xiāo消

shī失

。

If neither side is willing to compromise, the deadlock will not disappear on its own.

jiā家

tíng庭

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

guān关

yú于

dù度

jià假

dì地

diǎn点

de的

zhēng争

lùn论

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

jiāng僵

jú局

。

At the family meeting, the argument over the vacation destination reached a deadlock.

yóu由

yú于

shuāng双

fāng方

dōu都

bù不

kěn肯

ràng让

bù步

，

huì会

yì议

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

jiāng僵

jú局

，

xū需

yào要

dì第

sān三

fāng方

lái来

tiáo调

jiě解

。

Since neither side was willing to compromise, the meeting reached a deadlock and required a third party to mediate.

jìn尽

guǎn管

jiāng僵

jú局

chí持

xù续

le了

shù数

zhōu周

，

dàn但

shuāng双

fāng方

réng仍

zài在

xún寻

qiú求

kě可

néng能

de的

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

Although the deadlock has lasted for weeks, both sides are still seeking possible solutions.

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