相持不下 xiāng chí bù xià

at a stalemate; deadlocked

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 65446th word

Definitions

  1. 1. at a stalemate
  2. 2. deadlocked
  3. 3. in unrelenting mutual opposition

Characters

Character Meaning
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
持 chí HSK 4
to hold; to maintain; to persevere
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down