停滞不前 停滯不前
停滞不前 停滯不前 tíng zhì bù qián ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ting4 zai6 bat1 cin4
- stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
- in a rut
- at a standstill
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停
- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 停下 tíng xià ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ting4 haa6 to stop
- 停放 tíng fàng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄤˋ ting4 fong3 to park (a car etc)
- 停业 停業 tíng yè ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋ ting4 jip6 to cease trading (temporarily or permanently)
- 停止 tíng zhǐ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˇ ting4 zi2 to stop; to halt; to cease
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- 停泊 tíng bó ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄛˊ ting4 paak3 to anchor
- 停滞 停滯 tíng zhì ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ting4 zai6 stagnation
- 停留 tíng liú ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ting4 lau4 to stay somewhere temporarily
- 停车 停車 tíng chē ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ting4 ce1 to pull up (stop one's vehicle)
- 停电 停電 tíng diàn ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ting4 din6 to have a power failure
- 停顿 停頓 tíng dùn ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ting4 deon6 to halt
- 暂停 暫停 zàn tíng ㄗㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ zaam6 ting4 to suspend
- 停车位 停車位 tíng chē wèi ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄨㄟˋ ting4 ce1 wai2 parking space; parking spot
- 停车场 停車場 tíng chē chǎng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄔㄤˇ ting4 ce1 coeng4 parking lot
- 停住 tíng zhù ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ ting4 zyu6 to stop
- 停俸 tíng fèng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄥˋ ting4 fung2 to suspend salary payments
- 停刊 tíng kān ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄢ ting4 hon2 (of a newspaper, magazine etc) to stop publishing
- 停尸 停屍 tíng shī ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄕ ting4 si1 to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation)
- 停工 tíng gōng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ting4 gung1 to stop work
- 停息 tíng xī ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ting4 sik1 to stop
滞 滯
- 停滞 停滯 tíng zhì ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ting4 zai6 stagnation
- 滞后 滯後 zhì hòu ㄓˋ ㄏㄡˋ zai6 hau6 to lag behind
- 滞留 滯留 zhì liú ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ zai6 lau4 (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded
- 凝滞 凝滯 níng zhì ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ jing4 zai6 to stagnate
- 呆滞 呆滯 dāi zhì ㄉㄞ ㄓˋ ngoi4 zai6 dull
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- 暗滞 暗滯 àn zhì ㄢˋ ㄓˋ am3 zai6 dull (complexion)
- 板滞 板滯 bǎn zhì ㄅㄢˇ ㄓˋ baan2 zai6 stiff
- 气滞 氣滯 qì zhì ㄑㄧˋ ㄓˋ hei3 zai6 stagnation of 气 (TCM)
- 淤滞 淤滯 yū zhì ㄩ ㄓˋ jyu1 zai6 silted up
- 滞塞 滯塞 zhì sāi ㄓˋ ㄙㄞ zai6 sak1 to obstruct
- 滞纳 滯納 zhì nà ㄓˋ ㄋㄚˋ zai6 naap6 overdue (payment)
- 滞胀 滯脹 zhì zhàng ㄓˋ ㄓㄤˋ zai6 zoeng3 stagflation (i.e. simultaneous inflation and stagnation)
- 滞销 滯銷 zhì xiāo ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄠ zai6 siu1 to sell poorly
- 瘀滞 瘀滯 yū zhì ㄩ ㄓˋ jyu2 zai6 (in Chinese medicine) stasis (of blood or other fluids)
- 蹇滞 蹇滯 jiǎn zhì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˋ gin2 zai6 awkward
- 迂滞 迂滯 yū zhì ㄩ ㄓˋ jyu1 zai6 high-sounding and impractical
- 迟滞 遲滯 chí zhì ㄔˊ ㄓˋ ci4 zai6 delay
- 阻滞 阻滯 zǔ zhì ㄗㄨˇ ㄓˋ zo2 zai6 to clog up
- 黏滞 黏滯 nián zhì ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓˋ nim1 zai6 viscous
- 滞期费 滯期費 zhì qī fèi ㄓˋ ㄑㄧ ㄈㄟˋ zai6 kei4 fai3 demurrage charge (shipping) (currency)
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
前
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 前任 qián rèn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ cin4 jam6 predecessor
- 前来 前來 qián lái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cin4 loi4 to come (formal)
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- 前夕 qián xī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ cin4 zik6 eve
- 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 前年 qián nián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cin4 nin4 the year before last
- 前往 qián wǎng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇ cin4 wong5 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 前后 前後 qián hòu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ cin4 hau6 around
- 前提 qián tí ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧˊ cin4 tai4 premise
- 前方 qián fāng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ cin4 fong1 ahead
- 前景 qián jǐng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cin4 ging2 foreground
- 前期 qián qī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ cin4 kei4 preceding period
- 前沿 qián yán ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ cin4 jyun4 (military) forward position
- 前科 qián kē ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜ cin4 fo1 criminal record
- 前程 qián chéng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cin4 cing4 future (career etc) prospects
- 前线 前線 qián xiàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cin4 sin3 front line
- 前者 qián zhě ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ cin4 ze2 the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- 前台 前臺 qián tái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄞˊ cin4 toi4 stage
Example sentences
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阿尔及尔 阿爾及爾 从不 從不 停滞不前 停滯不前 。
Algiers never stands still.
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