倔

Gruff in Chinese: 倔 (juè)

juè

gruff

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1gruff; surly

Stroke order

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倔

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄩㄝˋ

juè

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他脾气很倔，谁的话都不听。

    tā pí qì hěn juè， shuí de huà dōu bù tīng。

    He has a stubborn temper and won't listen to anyone.

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Related words

倔强

jué jiàng

stubborn

崛起

jué qǐ

to rise abruptly (to a towering position)

爵士

jué shì

knight

嚼

jiáo

to chew

军官

jūn guān

officer (military)

君子

jūn zǐ

nobleman

均衡

jūn héng

equal

俊

jùn

smart

俊俏

jùn qiào

attractive and intelligent

骏马

jùn mǎ

fine horse

竣工

jùn gōng

to complete a project

卡片

kǎ piàn

card

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