# 僵局 (jiāngjú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 僵局 (jiāngjú) means “impasse; deadlock; stalemate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: impasse; deadlock; stalemate
- Pinyin: jiāngjú (jiang1 ju2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 双方的谈判陷入了僵局。
  Shuāngfāng de tánpàn xiànrùle jiāngjú.
  The negotiations between the two sides fell into a deadlock.

## Characters

- [僵](https://hanziro.com/word/jiang-stiff/) (jiāng): stiff; numb
- [局](https://hanziro.com/word/ju-bureau/) (jú): bureau; office

https://hanziro.com/word/jiang-ju-impasse/

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