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一潭死水 — “A stagnant, lifeless, or dull situation”

一潭死水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a stagnant, lifeless, or dull situation”. A state of inertia and lack of progress, often referring to an unexciting or unstimulating environment. Literally, “a pool of dead water”.

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一潭死水 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 潭tán
  • 死sǐ
  • 水shuǐ

一潭死水 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
潭
tán15deep pool
死
sǐ6to die
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice

Example Sentence with 一潭死水

如果一个团队缺乏创新精神,工作就会变成一潭死水,毫无生气
If a team lacks innovative spirit, the work will become a stagnant pool, completely lifeless.

Idioms Related to 一潭死水

Synonyms of 一潭死水

  • yī一chéng成bù不biàn变remain unchanged
  • yīn因xún循shǒu守jiù旧stick to old ways
  • gù故bù步zì自fēng封stick to old ways

Antonyms of 一潭死水

  • yí一xiè泻qiān千lǐ里Flow swiftly for a long distance
  • wàn万mǎ马bēn奔téng腾a magnificent and powerful spectacle
  • lóng龙téng腾hǔ虎yuè跃Vigorous, agile, powerful movements

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

Questions about 一潭死水

What does 一潭死水 mean?
一潭死水 (yī tán sǐ shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a stagnant, lifeless, or dull situation”.
How do you pronounce 一潭死水?
一潭死水 is pronounced yī tán sǐ shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一潭死水 literally mean?
Literally, 一潭死水 means “a pool of dead water”. It is used to mean “a stagnant, lifeless, or dull situation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一潭死水?
潭:深水坑。一池子死水。比喻停滞不前的沉闷局面。
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