yān​zhì

to be held back

  • created reference approved 淹滞/淹滯 → 陆沉/陸沉 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    淹滞 / 淹滯 yān​zhì

    陆沉 / 陸沉 lù​chén

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 淹滞/淹滯 · yān​zhì · to be held back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    淹滞 / 淹滯

    yān​zhì

    to be held back

    (literary) to be stuck in a low position or fail to get promoted (of talented people)

    淹 (literal) → 淹 · yān · (bound form) to stay 滞 (literal) → 滞/滯 · zhì · to detain

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 淹滞/淹滯 · yān​zhì · to delay — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    淹滞 / 淹滯

    yān​zhì

    to delay

    (literary) to delay; to linger or stay in a place for a long time

    淹 (literal) → 淹 · yān · (bound form) to stay 滞 (literal) → 滞/滯 · zhì · to detain

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 淹滞/淹滯 · yān​zhì · talented people in low posts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    淹滞 / 淹滯

    yān​zhì

    talented people in low posts

    talented people who have been overlooked and remain in obscure or inferior positions

    淹 (literal) → 淹 · yān · (bound form) to stay 滞 (literal) → 滞/滯 · zhì · to detain

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

    created sense