Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 滞


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Meaning

inhibit, block, sluggish

Pronunciation

zhì

Explanation

Left: water , right: belt (A belt in 3 positions as a cover for the cloth )

Mnemonic

(To build a pond with a dam/dike) The water within the 'belt' is inhibited & sluggish.

Radicals

Water
cloth, turban
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Vocabulary

停滞 tíng zhì stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down
阻滞 zǔ zhì to clog up; silted up
停滞不前 tíng zhì bù qián stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut; at a standstill

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