停滞
Old HSK 6
停滞 (tíngzhì) · to stagnate
停滞 (tíngzhì) means “to stagnate; at a standstill”. It is written with 2 characters: 停 (to stop) + 滞 (to block). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 停滞 is built
The characters
停 tíng · to stop
What 停 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 亭tíng — pavilion
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 亭 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
滞 zhì · to block
What 滞 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 带dài — belt
- 卅sà — thirty
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 川chuān — stream
- 冖mì — cover
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 卅sà — thirty
Example sentences
这个项目已经停滞了半年。Zhège xiàngmù yǐjīng tíngzhì le bànnián.This project has been at a standstill for half a year.
经济发展不能停滞不前。Jīngjì fāzhǎn bùnéng tíngzhì bù qián.Economic development must not stagnate.
Questions about 停滞
What does 停滞 mean?
停滞 (tíngzhì) means “to stagnate; at a standstill”.
How do you pronounce 停滞?
停滞 is pronounced tíngzhì.
Which HSK level is 停滞?
停滞 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 停车tíngchēto park
- 停车场tíngchēchǎngparking lot
- 停止tíngzhǐto stop
- 停下tíngxiàto stop
- 停泊tíngbóto anchor
- 停顿tíngdùnto pause
- 暂停zàntíngto pause
- 停tíngto stop
- 滞留zhìliúto be stranded
Learn 停滞 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 180: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.