停滞 tíngzhì▶ stagnasi

Stroke order

停滞 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

• 停 — 11 strokes
• 滞 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. stagnation
2. at a standstill
3. bogged down

Related words

• 停泊Jangkar
• 停顿jeda
• 滞留retensi
• 停Berhenti

停滞 is pronounced tíngzhì and means “stagnasi”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 停滞 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.