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僵硬
jiāng yìng
Meaning
- stiff; rigid
Definition
肢体或物体不灵活、硬邦邦的状态；也形容思想或态度固执、不灵活。
Stiff, rigid, inflexible.
Usage
常用于描述身体部位因寒冷、疲劳或疾病而变得僵硬；也可用于比喻，形容思想、态度或局面僵化、不易改变。
Often used to describe body parts becoming stiff due to cold, fatigue, or illness; also used metaphorically to describe rigid thinking, attitude, or deadlocked situation.
Examples
- 1 天气太冷，我的手指都僵硬了。 (The weather is so cold that my fingers are stiff.)
- 2 他坚持己见，思想僵硬，不肯接受新观念。 (He insists on his own opinions, with rigid thinking, unwilling to accept new ideas.)
- 3 久坐后，腿部感觉僵硬，需要起来活动一下。 (After sitting for a long time, my legs feel stiff and I need to get up and move around.)
- 4 这个雕塑的姿势看起来僵硬不自然，缺乏动感。 (The posture of this sculpture looks stiff and unnatural, lacking movement.)
- 5 谈判陷入僵局，双方态度都很僵硬，无法达成共识。 (The negotiations reached a deadlock, with both sides having rigid attitudes and unable to reach a consensus.)
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