WordTaiwan frequency #28,670
僵持不下
ㄐㄧㄤ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
“locked in a standoff; both sides refusing to yield, with no progress”
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僵
ㄐㄧㄤ
Stiff or rigid; unable to move; a deadlock or stalemate; to become serious or stern.
持
ㄔˊ
To hold or grasp; to support or maintain; to persevere; to manage or administer; to control or resist.
不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
下
ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Down; below; under; to go down; to descend; to fall; to arrive; next; later; measure word for actions.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 支持ㄓ ㄔˊto support; to back; to be in favor of; to stand by; to maintain; to cope with; to pay for
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner
- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount
- 一下a bit; a little (after a verb, indicating brief duration or softening tone); all at once; suddenly; once; one time
- 持續ㄔˊ ㄒㄩˋto continue; to persist; to last; ongoing; sustained; sustainable
- 不僅ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇnot only; not just; not limited to; used as a correlative conjunction meaning 'not only … but also …'
- 下午ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇafternoon; the time from noon until evening; p.m.