相持不下

xiāng chí bù xià

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 相持不下

• 下 下 xià: down
• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 持 持 chí: to grasp
• 不下 不下 bù xià: to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
• 相 相 xiāng: each other
• 相 相 xiàng: appearance
• 相持 相持 xiāng chí: locked in a stalemate