巩固 (鞏固)
gǒng gù
Pinyin

Definition

巩固 (鞏固)
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gǒng gù
  1. to consolidate
  2. consolidation
  3. to strengthen

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

固执
gù zhí
  1. 1 obstinate
  2. 2 stubborn
固定
gù dìng
  1. 1 to fix
  2. 2 to fasten
  3. 3 to set rigidly in place
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 set
  6. 6 regular
胆固醇
dǎn gù chún
  1. 1 cholesterol
凝固
níng gù
  1. 1 to freeze
  2. 2 to solidify
  3. 3 to congeal
  4. 4 fig. with rapt attention
加固
jiā gù
  1. 1 to reinforce (a structure)
  2. 2 to strengthen

Idioms (3)

固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack
择善固执
zé shàn gù zhí
  1. 1 to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
深闭固拒
shēn bì gù jù
  1. 1 deep, closed and refusing (idiom); obstinate
  2. 2 stubborn and perverse

Sample Sentences

用脚指头想也知道，皇后自己生不出男孩，怎么容许别的妃子生儿子来动摇他的地位呢？母凭子贵，从古时候到现在都没变，当女人好像就是要生个儿子才能巩固自己在婚姻中的地位。
yòng jiǎozhǐtóu xiǎng yě zhīdào ，huánghòu zìjǐ shēng bù chū nánhái ，zěnme róngxǔ biéde fēizi shēng érzi lái dòngyáo tā de dìwèi ne ？mǔpíngzǐguì ，cóng gǔshíhou dào xiànzài dōu méi biàn ，dāng nǚrén hǎoxiàng jiùshì yào shēng gè érzi cáinéng gǒnggù zìjǐ zài hūnyīn zhōng de dìwèi 。
It doesn't take much to work it out, the Empress hasn't been able to give birth to a son, why would she let the son of a concubine threaten her position? Mothers are only important for the sons they give you, that has remained the same from ancient times until the modern day, having a son consolidates a woman's status in her marriage.
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你那样练肯定没用的。还是背词典最好，能增加词汇量。另外周末去参加外教的课，巩固语法，这叫双保险。
nǐ nàyàng liàn kěndìng méiyòng de 。háishì bèi cídiǎn zuì hǎo ，néng zēngjiā cíhuìliàng 。lìngwài zhōumò qù cānjiā wàijiào de kè ，gǒnggù yǔfǎ ，zhè jiào shuāng bǎoxiǎn 。
Studying that way is useless. It's still best to memorize words from the dictionary. You can increase your vocabulary. On top of that, you can attend some classes taught by a foreign teacher on the weekend and solidify your grammar. That's what I call, 'double insurance'.
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