Chinese Word: 僵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

僵HSK 6

Pinyin: jiāng

English Definition: rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)

Chinese Definition:
①仆倒：僵尸。
②直挺挺，不灵活：冻僵。僵硬。僵直。僵化。僵卧。僵死。僵冷。僵滞。
③双方相持不下，两种意见不能调和：弄僵。僵持。僵局。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:畺 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 壃疆

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僵局	jiāng jú	impasse; deadlock
僵化	jiāng huà	to become rigid
僵硬HSK 6	jiāng yìng	stiff; rigid
僵持	jiāng chí	to be deadlocked
僵尸	jiāng shī	gyonshi; jiang shi; Chinese vampire; zombie

1		zhè zhǒng 这种 guān niàn 观念 yǐ 已 bèi 被 jiāng huà 僵化。 This conception has been rigidified.
2		wǒ 我 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指 dòng dé 冻得 jiāng yìng 僵硬， méi yǒu 没有 rèn hé 任何 chù jué 触觉。 My fingers were so cold that I couldn't feel anything.
3		tā 他 yì zhí 一直 dài zhe 戴着 shǒu tào 手套， yīn wèi 因为 shǒu 手 hěn róng yì 很容易 dòng jiāng 冻僵。 He always wears gloves because his hands are prone to becoming cold.
4		zhè ge 这个 xiàng mù 项目 běn lái 本来 hěn 很 yǒu 有 qián tú 前途， xiàn zài 现在 què 却 xiàn yú 陷于 jiāng jú 僵局， zhēn shi 真是 kě xī 可惜。 It's a shame that this project, which had great potential, is now at a standstill.

1		zhè zhǒng 这种 guān niàn 观念 yǐ 已 bèi 被 jiāng huà 僵化。 This conception has been rigidified.
2		wǒ 我 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指 dòng dé 冻得 jiāng yìng 僵硬， méi yǒu 没有 rèn hé 任何 chù jué 触觉。 My fingers were so cold that I couldn't feel anything.
3		tā 他 yì zhí 一直 dài zhe 戴着 shǒu tào 手套， yīn wèi 因为 shǒu 手 hěn róng yì 很容易 dòng jiāng 冻僵。 He always wears gloves because his hands are prone to becoming cold.
4		zhè ge 这个 xiàng mù 项目 běn lái 本来 hěn 很 yǒu 有 qián tú 前途， xiàn zài 现在 què 却 xiàn yú 陷于 jiāng jú 僵局， zhēn shi 真是 kě xī 可惜。 It's a shame that this project, which had great potential, is now at a standstill.