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僵

jiāng · jiang

Traditional 殭

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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jiāng 僵

  1. rigid
  2. deadlock
  3. stiff (corpse)

jiāng 殭

  1. variant of 僵 (jiāng)
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A stiff neck

  1. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)脖子(bózi)都(dōu)僵(jiāng)了(le)，动(dòng)不了(bùliǎo)。

    My neck is stiff. I can not move it.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)吗(ma)？

    Are you looking at your phone all the time?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，这个(zhège)游戏(yóuxì)太(tài)好玩(hǎowán)了(le)。

    Yes, this game is so much fun.

  4. Liangliang

    来(lái)，转转(zhuànzhuan)头(tóu)，别(bié)僵(jiāng)着(zhe)。

    Come on, turn your head around. Do not stay stiff.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，手(shǒu)也(yě)僵(jiāng)了(le)，手机(shǒujī)掉了(diàole)！

    Oh no, my hand is stiff too. The phone fell!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)站(zhàn)得(de)太(tài)久(jiǔ)，双(shuāng)腿(tuǐ)都(dōu)僵(jiāng)了(le)。

He stood for so long that both his legs went stiff.

02

双(shuāng)方(fāng)谁(shuí)也(yě)不(bù)肯(kěn)让(ràng)步(bù)，谈(tán)判(pàn)陷(xiàn)入(rù)了(le)僵(jiāng)局(jú)。

Neither side was willing to give in, and the negotiations fell into a deadlock.

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