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硬 (yìng): hard; forcibly, with effort

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HSK 5adjective, adverb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: hard; forcibly, with effort
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective, adverb
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 12
Radical: 石
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

hard
stiff
solid
(fig.) strong
firm
resolutely
uncompromisingly
laboriously
with great difficulty
good (quality)
able (person)
(of food) filling
substantial

Chinese explanation

物体不容易变形，结实坚固
坚强，不轻易屈服
固执，不肯改变想法
勉强，不自然地。

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Example sentences

This bed is too hard; I slept on it for one night, and the next morning my back ached all over.

The bread had been left out for two days and had become very hard; you couldn't even bite into it.

The stone was too hard; I struck it several times with a hammer, but it still didn't break at all.

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