相持不下

xiāng chí bù xià

Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Definitions

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

Child Words of 相持不下

下
xià

down

不
bù

no; not so

持
chí

to grasp

不下
bù xià

to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)

相
xiāng

each other

相
xiàng

appearance

相持
xiāng chí

locked in a stalemate