Chinese word dictionary

蹇滞

jiǎn zhì · awkward; ominous; unfavorable

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Word information

Simplified蹇滞

Traditional蹇滯

Pinyinjiǎn zhì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

蹇jiǎn

lame, crippled; nag, donkey; slow, difficult

滞zhì

to block, to obstruct; sluggish, stagnant

How to learn 蹇滞

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.

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Words with the same characters

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停滞tíngzhì

stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down

滞后zhìhòu

to lag behind

滞留zhìliú

(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger