相持不下 xiāng chí bù xià

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

相 xiāng
HSK 3
mutual, reciprocal, each other
持 chí
HSK 4
sustain, support; hold, grasp
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down