相持不下

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   at a stalemate

   • shuāngfāngxiāngchíbùxià,bǐsàixiànrùjiāngjú.

     双方相持不下，比赛陷入僵局。🔊

     Both sides reached a stalemate, and the match fell into a deadlock.

2. 貳形adjective

   deadlocked

   • shuāngfāngxiāngchíbùxià,tánpànxiànrùjiāngjú.

     双方相持不下，谈判陷入僵局。🔊

     Both sides are at a stalemate, and the negotiations have reached an impasse.

3. 參形adjective

   in unrelenting mutual opposition

   • tāmenxiāngchíbùxià,shuíyěbùràngbù.

     他们相持不下，谁也不让步。🔊

     They remained in a standoff, neither willing to give ground.