呆板

dāibǎn ㄉㄞ ㄅㄢˇ

    • stiff
    • inflexible

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 死板 sǐbǎn
    • 办事死板 do things rigidly
    • 这人太死板 this person is too rigid
  • 古板 gǔbǎn
    • 为人古板 be stiff and old-fashioned by nature
    • 思想古板 have fusty thinking

Antonyms 反义词

  • 灵活 línghuó
    • 灵活多变 flexible and ever-changing
    • 头脑灵活 have a flexible mind
  • 活泼 huópo
    • 活泼可爱 lively and lovable
    • 性格活泼 have a lively personality

Telling them apart

呆板 describes someone or something lacking liveliness and variety, with a slightly dull, wooden feel. 死板 is stronger: rigidly sticking to one way with no vividness or adaptation. 古板 stresses stubborn, old-fashioned attitudes and is mostly used of a person's character.

Other words read dāibǎn

daiban with other tones

Other words read dāibǎn

daiban with other tones

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