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滞
滯
zhì
1. sluggish
Common • Top 10%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

滞
zhì
to block, to obstruct; sluggish, stagnant
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

停滞
tíngzhì
stagnation
HSK 6
凝滞
níngzhì
to stagnate
呆滞
dāizhì
dull
暗滞
ànzhì
dull (complexion)
板滞
bǎnzhì
stiff
气滞
qìzhì
stagnation of [[氣|气<qì>]] (TCM)
淤滞
yūzhì
silted up
滞塞
zhìsāi
to obstruct
滞后
zhìhòu
to lag behind
滞留
zhìliú
to detain
HSK 6
滞纳
zhìnà
overdue (payment)
滞胀
zhìzhàng
stagflation (i.e. simultaneous inflation and stagnation)
滞销
zhìxiāo
to sell poorly
瘀滞
yūzhì
(in Chinese medicine) stasis (of blood or other fluids)
粘滞
niánzhì
viscous
蹇滞
jiǎnzhì
awkward
迂滞
yūzhì
high-sounding and impractical
迟滞
chízhì
delay
阻滞
zǔzhì
to clog up
滞期费
zhìqīfèi
demurrage charge (shipping) (currency)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,301
Word Frequency Rank
8,346 of 84,292

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