jiāng​zhù

to freeze up

  • created sense approved 僵住 · jiāng​zhù · to freeze up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    僵住

    jiāng​zhù

    to freeze up

    to become stiff or motionless in one's movements or facial expression

    僵, 住

    僵 (literal) → 僵 · jiāng · stiff 住 (bound) → 住 · zhù · [firmness]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 僵住 · jiāng​zhù · to deadlock — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    僵住

    jiāng​zhù

    to deadlock

    to reach a stalemate or come to a standstill, especially in negotiations or a situation

    僵, 住

    僵 (literal) → 僵 · jiāng · deadlocked 住 (bound) → 住 · zhù · [firmness]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense