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to stagnate

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ting2zhi4 tíngzhì

Meaning


Primary

to stagnate

Alternatives

stagnate, stagnated, stagnates, stagnating

Mnemonic


停滯 To stagnate is to 停 to halt at a single place until you and the environment around you becomes 滯 stagnant.

Usage


水流 在 這裡 停滯 了。

The water flow has stagnated here.

我 的 進度 停滯 了。

My progress has stagnated.

我們 不 能 容許 公司 業務 停滯。

We cannot allow the company’s operations to stagnate.