Chinese word dictionary

停滞

tíngzhì · stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down

Practice word

Word information

Simplified停滞

Traditional停滯

Pinyintíngzhì

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

停tíng

to suspend, to halt, to delay; suitable

滞zhì

to block, to obstruct; sluggish, stagnant

How to learn 停滞

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

停tíng

to stop; to halt; to park (a car)

停车tíngchē

to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall

停车场tíngchēchǎng

parking lot; car park

停止tíngzhǐ

to stop; to halt; to cease

暂停zàntíng

to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player)

停留tíngliú

to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over