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Meaning of 硬

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硬HSK 5
Pinyin: yìng
English Definition: hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial
Chinese Definition:
①坚固，与“软”相对：坚硬。硬木。硬煤。硬卧。硬席。硬币。硬笔(钢笔、铅笔、圆珠笔的统称)。硬化。硬件(计算机系统的组成部分，构成计算机的各个元件、部件和装置的统称)。硬碰硬(喻用强硬对付强硬，或强手对强手。)
②刚强有力：强硬。硬朗。硬实。硬气(ａ．刚强，有骨气；b．有正当理由，于心无愧。“气”读轻声)。硬骨头。欺软怕硬。
③固执；勉强：生硬。硬撑。硬是。硬顶。硬挺。生拉硬拽。
④能力强，质量好：硬手。硬功。过得硬。
Antonyms: 软
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 石
Pictophonetic:更 indicates the sound; 石 (stone) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 石 [ shí ] stone, rock, mineral
    • 更 [ gèng ] more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify
Similar Characters: 便 梗 更 碝
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Example Words
硬件HSK 5 yìng jiàn hardware
过硬 guò yìng to have perfect mastery of sth; to be up to the mark
强硬 qiáng yìng tough; unyielding; hard-line
硬是 yìng shì just; simply; stubbornly; really
坚硬HSK 6 jiān yìng hard; solid
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Example Sentences
1
zhè
这
piàn
片
pàn
板
hěn
很
jiān yìng
坚硬
。
This board is very hard.
2
tā
他
de
的
quán tou
拳头
bǐ
比
tiě
铁
hái
还
yìng
硬
。
His fists are harder than iron.
3
tā
他
de
的
yǔ qì
语气
jiān yì
坚毅
rú
如
yìng bì
硬币
。
His tone is firm like a coin.
4
zuàn shí
钻石
shì
是
zuì yìng
最硬
de
的
kuàng wù
矿物
zhī yī
之一
。
Diamond is one of the hardest minerals.
5
tā
他
bǎ
把
kǒu dài
口袋
lǐ
里
de
的
yìng bì
硬币
dào
倒
chū lái
出来
。
He emptied the coins from his pocket.
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