Pinyin

Definition

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  1. firm and resolute
  2. staunch

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

  1. 1 Zanthoxylum ailanthoides

Related Words (9)

yì lì
  1. 1 perseverance
  2. 2 willpower
jiān yì
  1. 1 firm and persistent
  2. 2 unswerving determination
yì rán
  1. 1 firmly
  2. 2 resolutely
  3. 3 without hesitation
yì rán jué rán
  1. 1 without hesitation
  2. 2 resolutely
  3. 3 firmly
gāng yì
  1. 1 resolute
  2. 2 steadfast
  3. 3 stalwart

Idioms (1)

刚毅木讷
gāng yì mù nè
  1. 1 resolute and taciturn (idiom)

Sample Sentences

他说从小就觉得自己是女人。所以一直很受煎熬,活得很不快乐。有能力以后,就毅然决然做变性手术了。
tā shuō cóngxiǎo jiù juéde zìjǐ shì nǚrén 。suǒyǐ yīzhí hěn shòu jiān áo ,huó de hěn bù kuàilè 。yǒu nénglì yǐhòu ,jiù yìránjuérán zuò biànxìngshǒushù le 。
He said ever since he was a child he felt that he was a woman. So he was constantly feeling tormented, and his life was miserable. When he had the ability, he firmly decided to have a sex change operation.
乖乖,考了八次?吓死宝宝了,除了惊异于你契而不舍的毅力,你这花钱不手软的财力也是让人艳羡啊!诶,您老这么多闲钱不如投资投资我呗。
guāiguāi ,kǎo le bā cì ?hèsǐ bǎobao le ,chúle jīngyì yú nǐ qìérbùshě de yìlì ,nǐ zhè huāqián bù shǒuruǎn de cáilì yě shì ràngrén yànxiàn ā !èi ,nín lǎo zhème duō xián qián bùrú tóuzī tóuzī wǒ bēi 。
Oh darling, you've taken the test eight times? How frightful! It's not only your unwavering persistence I'm taken aback by, but your wealth in throwing so much good money after bad is also astounding! Ah! If you have so much money lying around, why don't you just invest it instead.
从外滩陈毅广场到上海体育场,全程42公里呢。
cóng Wàitān Chényì guǎngchǎng dào Shànghǎi tǐyùchǎng ,quánchéng sìshíèr gōnglǐ ne 。
It goes from Chenyi Square on The Bund to Shanghai Stadium. The total distance is 42 kilometers.
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这点我也赞同!吃得苦中苦,方为人上人。我跟温州人打过交道,他们的吃苦精神绝对让人佩服。我有个温州女客户,她十八岁的时候就跟着两个哥哥一起去新疆创业,在火车上站了三天三夜,腿都站肿了。就是凭着这样一股毅力,一年之后,他们背回了一麻袋的钱。
zhè diǎn wǒ yě zàntóng !chīdékǔzhōngkǔ, fāngwéirénshàngrén 。wǒ gēn Wēnzhōurén dǎ guò jiāodào ,tāmen de chīkǔ jīngshén juéduì ràngrén pèifú 。wǒ yǒu gè Wēnzhōu nǚ kèhù ,tā shí bā suì de shíhou jiù gēnzhe liǎng gè gēge yīqǐ qù Xīnjiāng chuàngyè ,zài huǒchē shàng zhàn le sān tiān sān yè ,tuǐ dōu zhàn zhǒng le 。jiùshì píng zhe zhèyàng yī gǔ yìlì ,yī nián zhīhòu ,tāmen bēi huí le yī mádài de qián 。
This I agree with! If you want to be successful, you have to work hard. I've dealt with a few Wenzhounese. Their attitude towards working hard is definitely worthy of admiration. I have a female client from Wenzhou. When she was 18 she went to Xinjiang with two of her brothers to start a business. They had to stand on the train for 3 days and 3 nights. She stood so long her legs swelled up. Using that same willpower, they earned a ton of money and came back a year later.