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相持不下
xiāng​chí​bù​xià

to be stalemated

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 相持 xiāng​chí
    to be locked in a stalemate
    to confront one another; to be at a deadlock where neither side will yield
  2. 不下 bù​xià
    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 jiāng​chí​bù​xià or 居高不下 jū​gāo​bù​xià