停 tíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 亭 pavilion
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
停滞
tíngzhì
to stagnate; to come to a standstill
Characters in this word
滞 zhì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 带 belt, strap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 如果审批长期停滞，企业的投资计划就会被迫推迟。 Rúguǒ shěnpī chángqī tíngzhì, qǐyè de tóuzī jìhuà jiù huì bèipò tuīchí. If approvals stagnate for a long time, the company's investment plan will be forced to be postponed.
- 经济一停滞，年轻人就更难找到好工作。 Jīngjì yì tíngzhì, niánqīngrén jiù gèng nán zhǎodào hǎo gōngzuò. As soon as the economy stagnates, young people find it even harder to get a good job.
- 他觉得自己的人生停滞了，于是换了一份新工作。 Tā juéde zìjǐ de rénshēng tíngzhì le, yúshì huànle yī fèn xīn gōngzuò. Feeling that his life had stalled, he switched to a new job.
Related words
- 停 tíng to stop
- 停车 tíngchē to park
- 停车场 tíngchēchǎng parking lot
- 停止 tíngzhǐ to stop
- 停下 tíngxià to stop
- 不停 bùtíng nonstop
- 停留 tíngliú to stay; to stop briefly
- 暂停 zàntíng to pause
- 停泊 tíngbó to anchor; to moor; to berth
- 停顿 tíngdùn to pause; pause; halt
- 停放 tíngfàng to park; to place/station a vehicle
- 停业 tíngyè to close down; to suspend business