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What does 硬 mean in Chinese?

硬 (yìng) means "hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person)" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 5 word.

How do you pronounce 硬?

硬 is pronounced "yìng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 硬?

硬 is an HSK Level 5 word (HSK 2.0: Level 5, HSK 3.0: Level 5).

What words contain the character 硬?

Common words with 硬 include 僵硬 (stiff), 冰硬 (frozen solid), 冻硬 (to freeze solid), 嘴硬 (reluctant to admit a mistake), 坚硬 (hard).

How do you write 硬?

You can practice writing 硬 using our stroke order tool.

硬 (yìng) — hard | Chinese Dictionary

硬

yìng

hard; stiff; strong; firm

HSK 5

Character Breakdown

Radical: 石 (no. 112)

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Definitions

hard
stiff
strong
firm
resolutely
doggedly
good (quality)
able (person)

Example Sentences

这块石头又大又硬，恐怕很难搬动它。

Zhè kuài shítou yòu dà yòu yìng, kǒngpà hěn nán bāndòng tā

This stone is big and hard, I'm afraid it will be difficult to move it

Words Containing 硬

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
僵硬	jiāng yìng	stiff
冰硬	bīng yìng	frozen solid
冻硬	dòng yìng	to freeze solid
嘴硬	zuǐ yìng	reluctant to admit a mistake
坚硬	jiān yìng	hard
强硬	qiáng yìng	tough
心硬	xīn yìng	hardhearted
服硬	fú yìng	to yield to force
使硬化	shǐ yìng huà	harden
来硬的	lái yìng de	to get tough

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Related Words

刚(gāng)— hard

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千军易得，一将难求(qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú)— Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)

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同甘苦(tóng gān kǔ)— to share joys and sorrows

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固(gù)— hard

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 5HSK 3.0: Level 5

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Frequently Asked Questions

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