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硬

yìngHSK 5

硬 (yìng) is an HSK 5 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

adjective 形

  1. Englishhard

    • EX
      这个面包放了三天，已经变硬了。

      This bread has been sitting for three days and has gone hard.

    • EX
      床太硬了，我睡得不太舒服。

      The bed is too hard, so I don't sleep very comfortably on it.

2

adverb 副

  1. Englishstubbornly; insistently

    • EX
      他身体还没好，却硬要坚持去上班。

      He hasn't fully recovered yet, but he insists on going to work.

    • EX
      这道题他不会做，硬是想了两个小时。

      He didn't know how to solve the problem, but he still spent two full hours trying.