相持不下

xiāng chí bù xià

Dictionary entry

at a stalemate

What does 相持不下 mean?

相持不下 (xiāng chí bù xià) has the following dictionary meaning.

1at a stalemate

2deadlocked

3in unrelenting mutual opposition

Character breakdown

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相Xiāngsurname Xiang 持chíto hold · to grasp 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-下xiàdown · downwards

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相持不下

xiāng chí bù xià

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