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Meaning of 硬

Pinyin yìng

Radical

石

Strokes

Definition

hard / stiff / strong / firm

Usage

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硬 [yìng] 1. Hard; stiff; tough. Contrasts with "soft". - 坚～。 (Hard and solid.) - ～木。 (Hardwood.) - ～煤。 (Hard coal.) - ～卧。 (Lie firmly.) - ～席。 (Hard seat.) - ～币。 (Hard currency.) - ～笔 (General term for pens such as steel, lead, and ballpoint pens.) - ～化。 (Hardening.) - ～件 (Components of a computer system, collectively referred to as computer hardware.) - ～碰～ (Metaphorically means to confront hard with hard, or strong against strong.) 2. Firm; solid. - 强～。 (Strong and tough.) - ～朗。 (Strongly bright.) - ～实。 (Firm and substantial.) - ～气 (a. Strong and resolute; b. Justifiable without guilt.) - ～骨头。 (Strong bones.) - 欺软怕～。 (Bullying the weak but afraid of the strong.) 3. Stubborn; unwilling. - 生～。 (To be obstinately clinging to something.) - ～撑。 (To support stubbornly.) - ～是。 (To insist unwillingly.) - ～顶。 (To firmly withstand.) - ～挺。 (To stand stiffly.) - 生拉～拽。 (To drag something along contrary to nature.) 4. Strong ability; good quality. - ～手。 (Expert.) - ～功。 (Strong skills.) - 过得～。 (To live well.) Adverb: 1. Indeed; really. - 确实;真正 ([En.] indeed; really.) Verb: 1. Managing to do something with difficulty; reluctantly. - 勉强 ([En.] managing to do sth. with difficulty; reluctantly.) 2. Strong. - 强 ([En.] strong.) The character "硬" includes meanings related to firmness, strength, stiffness, and the act of managing or insisting on something despite difficulties. It also contrasts qualities like stubbornness and resolution.

嘴硬 zuǐ yìng

reluctant to admit a mistake

坚硬 jiān yìng

hard / solid

硬壳 yìng ké

crust / hard shell

硬币 yìng bì

coin / CL:枚[mei2]

刚硬 gāng yìng

strong / firm / solid

硬拷贝 yìng kǎo bèi

hard copy

硬拼 yìng pīn

fight recklessly with no regard for the consequences

硬挺 yìng tǐng

to endure with all one's will / to hold out / rigid / stiff

生搬硬套 shēng bān yìng tào

rote / apply mechanically

硬撑 yìng chēng

to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc

硬朗 yìng lǎng

robust / healthy

硬梆梆 yìng bāng bāng

variant of 硬邦邦[ying4 bang1 bang1]

僵硬 jiāng yìng

stiff / rigid

欺软怕硬 qī ruǎn pà yìng

bully the weak and fear the strong

硬件 yìng jiàn

hardware

硬着头皮 yìng zhe tóu pí

to brace oneself to do sth / to put a bold face on it / to summon up courage / to force oneself to

硬盘 yìng pán

hard disk

硬是 yìng shì

just / simply / stubbornly / really

硬度 yìng dù

hardness

硬化 yìng huà

to harden / hardening / sclerosis / fig. to become rigid or inflexible in opinions / to ossify

强硬 qiáng yìng

tough / unyielding / hard-line

过硬 guò yìng

to have perfect mastery of sth / to be up to the mark

硬性 yìng xìng

rigid / inflexible / hard (drug)

生硬 shēng yìng

stiff / harsh

硬骨鱼 Yìng gǔ yú

bony fishes / Osteichthyes (taxonomic class including most fish)

动脉硬化 dòng mài yìng huà

hardening of the arteries / arteriosclerosis

肝硬化 gān yìng huà

cirrhosis

软硬 ruǎn yìng

soft or hard / gentle or harsh

硬生生 yìng shēng shēng

stiff / rigid / inflexible / forcibly

硬木 yìng mù

hardwood

硬碰硬 yìng pèng yìng

to meet force with force / painstaking

硬仗 yìng zhàng

tough battle / formidable task

打硬仗 dǎ yìng zhàng

Fight hard

肝硬变 gān yìng biàn

cirrhosis / hepatocirrhosis / hepatitis interstitialis chronica

硬腭 yìng è

hard palate / palatum durum

硬石膏 yìng shí gāo

anhydrite CaSO4