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卡住
qiǎzhù
Description
“卡住”的意思是东西被夹住或挡住，不能动了。
"卡住" means something is stuck or blocked and cannot move.
我们也可以用它说做事情的时候遇到问题，进行不下去。
We can also use it to say that when doing something, we encounter a problem and cannot continue.
Meanings
卡住qiǎzhù
to get stuck; to be jammed
门被什么东西卡住了，打不开。
The door is stuck and won't open.
卡住qiǎzhù
to be stuck (on a problem); unable to proceed
我做这道题卡住了。
I'm stuck on this problem.
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Notes
- Etymology
卡 (to wedge/get stuck) + 住 (resultative complement showing a fixed, held state).
- Nuance
卡 here reads qiǎ, not kǎ (as in 卡片 'card').
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