停滞 (停滯)
tíng zhì
Pinyin

Definition

停滞 (停滯)
 - 
tíng zhì
  1. stagnation
  2. at a standstill
  3. bogged down

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

停
tíng
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to park (a car)
停下
tíng xià
  1. 1 to stop
停机
tíng jī
  1. 1 (of a machine) to stop
  2. 2 to shut down
  3. 3 to park a plane
  4. 4 to finish shooting (a TV program etc)
  5. 5 to suspend a phone line
  6. 6 (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit
停歇
tíng xiē
  1. 1 to stop for a rest
停止
tíng zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to cease

Idioms (1)

停滞不前
tíng zhì bù qián
  1. 1 stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
  2. 2 in a rut
  3. 3 at a standstill

Sample Sentences

对呀。国有企业改革早就不再被看作是稳定经济的权宜之计了，能源、运输等领域的国有企业垄断只会造成经济的停滞不前。没有竞争就没有动力，若人人都在政府的庇护下捧着“铁饭碗”，谁还有动力去发展经济呢？
duìyā 。guóyǒu qǐyè gǎigé zǎo jiù bùzài bèi kànzuò shì wěndìng jīngjì de quányízhījì le ，néngyuán 、yùnshū děng lǐngyù de guóyǒu qǐyè lǒngduàn zhǐ huì zàochéng jīngjì de tíngzhì bùqián 。méiyǒu jìngzhēng jiù méiyǒu dònglì ，ruò rénrén dōu zài zhèngfǔ de bìhù xià pěng zhe “tiěfànwǎn ”，shéi hái yǒu dònglì qù fāzhǎn jīngjì ne ？
That's right. From early on, the reforms of state-owned enterprises couldn't be seen just as expedients for economic stability. Government monopolies of energy, shipping and other areas will only create economic stagnation. Without competition, you can't have motivation. Everyone is hanging around under the protection of the government, clutching their “iron rice bowl.`` Who has any impetus for developing the economy?
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