僵持 jiāngchí to be deadlocked Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 僵持不下 jiāngchíbùxià to be deadlocked to be at a stalemate; both sides refuse to yield their positions, resulting in a lack of progress核僵持 héjiāngchí nuclear stalemate A situation where nuclear powers are at an impasse; nuclear equipoise.