僵局

jiāng jú

HSK 7–9

Meaning

僵持不下的局面；难以打破的停滞状态。

A deadlock; a stalemate; a situation where progress is impossible due to disagreement or obstruction.

通常用于描述谈判、比赛、冲突等陷入无法推进的状态，双方互不相让。

Typically used to describe a situation in negotiations, games, conflicts, etc., where both sides refuse to give in and no progress can be made.

1 谈判陷入了僵局，双方都不愿意让步。 (The negotiations have reached a deadlock, and neither side is willing to concede.)
2 比赛进行到一半就陷入了僵局，比分一直持平。 (The game reached a stalemate midway, with the score tied.)
3 由于意见分歧，会议陷入了僵局。 (The meeting reached a deadlock due to differences of opinion.)
4 他们试图通过调解打破僵局。 (They tried to break the deadlock through mediation.)
5 劳资双方的谈判持续了数周，仍然处于僵局。 (The labor-management negotiations have been in a stalemate for weeks.)

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