🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

僵局

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiāngjú

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
impasse/ˈɪm.pæs/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"谈判陷入了僵局。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    A situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock.

    "The negotiations reached an impasse over funding."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed from French impasse, from im- (not) + passer (to pass).

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