争执不下 zhēngzhíbùxià to stick to one's guns Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 争执 爭執 zhēngzhí verbnoun to dispute to argue or disagree while stubbornly holding onto one's own opinion; to wrangle不下 bùxià to be at a standstill to remain unchanged or unresolved; to be locked in a stalemate, such as in the phrases 僵持不下 jiāngchíbùxià or 居高不下 jūgāobùxià
