滞 (滯)
zhì
Pinyin

Definition

滞 (滯)
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zhì
  1. sluggish

Character Decomposition

Related Words (16)

停滞
tíng zhì
  1. 1 stagnation
  2. 2 at a standstill
  3. 3 bogged down
呆滞
dāi zhì
  1. 1 dull
  2. 2 lifeless
  3. 3 sluggish
滞留
zhì liú
  1. 1 to detain
  2. 2 retention
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
凝滞
níng zhì
  1. 1 to stagnate
  2. 2 to congeal
  3. 3 (fig.) to stop still
  4. 4 to freeze

Idioms (2)

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
目光呆滞
mù guāng dāi zhì
  1. 1 to have a lifeless look in one's eyes (idiom)

Sample Sentences

另发现联邦快递涉嫌滞留逾百件涉华为公司进境快件。
lìng fāxiàn LiánbāngKuàidì shèxián zhìliú yú bǎi jiàn shè Huáwéi gōngsī jìnjìng kuàijiàn 。
In addition, it was found that FedEx was suspected of detaining more than 100 pieces of Huawei-related company shipments.
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你懂的，这方面咱们总是有点滞后的。不过我很看好这种模式在中国的发展。
nǐ dǒng de ，zhè fāngmiàn zánmen zǒngshì yǒudiǎnr zhìhòu de 。bùguò wǒ hěn kànhǎo zhèzhǒng móshì zài Zhōngguó de fāzhǎn 。
You got it. We're always lagging behind in this respect. But I am very optimistic about the development of this method in China.
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但是这些人看上去目光呆滞，像机器人一样。难道他们已经被改造过了？
dànshì zhèxiē rén kàn shangqu mùguāng dāizhì ，xiàng jīqìrén yīyàng 。nándào tāmen yǐjīng bèi gǎizào guo le ？
But these people look glassy-eyed and dazed. They're like robots. Can they have been re-made already?
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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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