硬
yìng
Pinyin

Definition

硬
 - 
yìng
  1. hard
  2. stiff
  3. strong
  4. firm
  5. resolutely
  6. doggedly
  7. good (quality)
  8. able (person)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

硬
yìng
  1. 1 hard
  2. 2 stiff
  3. 3 strong
  4. 4 firm
  5. 5 resolutely
  6. 6 doggedly
  7. 7 good (quality)
  8. 8 able (person)
僵硬
jiāng yìng
  1. 1 stiff
  2. 2 rigid
嘴硬
zuǐ yìng
  1. 1 reluctant to admit a mistake
坚硬
jiān yìng
  1. 1 hard
  2. 2 solid
强硬
qiáng yìng
  1. 1 tough
  2. 2 unyielding
  3. 3 hard-line

Idioms (3)

吃软不吃硬
chī ruǎn bù chī yìng
  1. 1 lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)
  2. 2 amenable to coaxing but not coercion
软磨硬泡
ruǎn mó yìng pào
  1. 1 to coax and pester (idiom)
  2. 2 to wheedle
  3. 3 to cajole
霸王硬上弓
bà wáng yìng shàng gōng
  1. 1 to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
  2. 2 to rape

Sample Sentences

西南地区是块硬骨头，要不是你下得工夫足，我们可能还真是啃不下来呢。
xīnán dìqū shì kuài yìng gǔtou ，yàobushì nǐ xià de gōngfū jù ，wǒmen kěnéng hái zhēnshi kěn bù xiàlai ne 。
The southwest region is a difficult region, if not for your time and effort we would not have taken down this region.
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就是，上次我去芬兰，天下着雪呢，我们到餐厅吃饭，人家硬是一壶带冰的水放你面前。我看着就起鸡皮，没法喝，还好我随身带了保温杯。
jiùshì ，shàngcì wǒ qù Fēnlán ，tiān xià zhe xuě ne ，wǒmen dào cāntīng chī fàn ，rénjia yìngshì yī hú dài bīng de shuǐ fàng nǐ miànqián 。wǒ kàn zhe jiù qǐ jīpí ，méifǎ hē ，háihǎo wǒ suíshēn dài le bǎowēnbēi 。
Exactly, the last time I visited Finland, it was snowing. We went to a restaurant to eat and they served us with a pot of ice water. Just looking at it gave me goosebumps. I could not drink it but fortunately I brought my thermos mug.
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软销售和硬文章之间看上去很像，但它们之间微妙的区别是，文章要有立场，而推销重在利益，
ruǎn xiāoshòu hé yìng wénzhāng zhījiān kànshangqu hěn xiàng ，dàn tāmen zhījiān wēimiào de qūbié shì ，wénzhāng yào yǒu lìchǎng ，ér tuīxiāo zhòng zài lìyì ，
Soft sales ads and hard core advertisements look a lot alike, but the subtle difference between them is that the advertisement needs to have a position and the soft promotion focuses on the benefits...
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也少不了想要美味又低脂的美食，快来看看这个吧的硬邦邦的推销，或者类似生活就是要兴致勃勃的探索如何取悦自己的软广
yě shǎobuliǎo xiǎngyào měiwèi yòu dīzhī de měishí ，kuài lái kànkan zhège ba de yìngbāngbāngde tuīxiāo ，huòzhě lèisì shēnghuó jiùshì yào xìngzhìbóbó de tànsuǒ rúhé qǔyuè zìjǐ de ruǎnguǎng
There are irresistible hard-core sales promotions such as, "If you want delicious and low-fat food, come take a look at this," as well as soft-sell ads like, "Life is about eagerly exploring how to please yourself."
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我也不想要阿！但偏偏我们家那个死鬼，硬是要跟我吵工作的问题。我出来跟你们聚是来避难的。
wǒ yě bù xiǎngyào Ā ！dàn piānpiān wǒmen jiā nàge sǐguǐ ，yìngshì yào gēn wǒ chǎo gōngzuò de wèntí 。wǒ chūlái gēn nǐmen jv4 shì lái bìnàn de 。
I don’t want to either! But that scoundrel at home insisted on arguing with me about a work problem. The reason I came out to attend the get together with you guys was avoiding a disaster at home.
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这套我不喜欢，是阿姨硬要我买的。
zhè tào wǒ bù xǐhuan ，shì āyí yìngyāo wǒ mǎi de 。
I don't like this gear. Auntie Sarah forced me to buy it.
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原来如此，我就说怎么车走得这么僵硬呢。
yuánlái rúcǐ ，wǒ jiù shuō zěnme chē zǒu de zhème jiāngyìng ne 。
No wonder! I was thinking why the car is moving slowly.
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你喜欢吃软一点还是硬一点的面条？
nǐ xǐhuan chī ruǎn yìdiǎn háishi yìng yìdiǎn de miàntiáo ？
Do you prefer soft noodles or hard ones?
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死鸭子嘴硬”表示一个人很固执。大家都觉得他是错的，他却不承认自己是错的。
sǐyāzizuǐyìng ”biǎoshì yī ge rén hěn gùzhí 。dàjiā dōu juéde tā shì cuò de ，tā què bù chéngrèn zìjǐ shì cuò de 。
“A dead duck’s mouth is hard.” means the person is stubborn to a fault. Everyone thinks he is wrong, but he doesn’t admit it.
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死鸭子嘴硬
sǐ yāzi zuǐ yìng
As stubborn as a mule.
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