HSK · Level 82
45 words
Chinese word
僵化
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiāng huà
Meaning
- verbbecome rigid
Example
这个部门的管理逐渐僵化了。zhè ge bù mén de guán lǐ zhú jiàn jiāng huà le
The department's management gradually became rigid.
More examples
长时间不变的流程会逐步僵化，影响效率。cháng shí jiān bú biàn de liú chéng huì zhú bù jiāng huà yíng xiǎng xiào lǜ
A process that does not change for a long time will gradually become rigid, affecting efficiency.
Core concept
A practice or way of thinking becomes so set that new situations can no longer reshape it.
Common phrases
管理僵化guán lǐ jiāng huà
management becomes rigid
观念僵化guān niàn jiāng huà
ideas become rigid
机制僵化jī zhì jiāng huà
mechanisms become rigid
Similar words
固化gù huà: A process, system, or idea becomes fixed, losing its earlier flexibility and room to change.
刻板化kè bǎn huà: A method or way of thinking becomes formulaic, following set patterns without flexible responses.
机械化jī xiè huà: A process or action becomes automatic and mechanical, leaving little room for human judgment.
Definition in Chinese
指做法、流程或观念从灵活变为固定化，无法随新情况调整或产生新办法。zhǐ zuò fǎ liú chéng huò guān niàn cóng líng huó biàn wéi gù dìng huà wú fǎ suí xīn qíng kuàng tiáo zhěng huò chǎn shēng xīn bàn fǎ
Word origin
僵 (jiāng, "stiff or motionless") + 化 (huà, "to become") extends the physical idea of losing movement to the development of inflexible procedures and opinions.
Usage tips
- For conversation, this word often describes an unwanted loss of flexibility rather than simple regularity, especially in rules, procedures, and management.
Other meanings
- become fixedverb
Opposites
- 活跃huó yuèlivelyadjective
Related words
- 僵硬jiāng yìngstiffadjective