倔
强

Stubborn in Chinese: 倔强 (jué jiàng)

jué jiàng

stubborn

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 倔強1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1stubborn; obstinate; unbending

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倔
强

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄩㄝˊ

jué

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄤˋ

jiàng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

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倔强

Simplified

倔強

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这孩子性格倔强，不肯认错。

    zhè hái zi xìng gé jué jiàng， bù kěn rèn cuò。

    This child is stubborn and won't admit fault.

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Related words

强

qiáng

strong

倔

juè

gruff

坚强

jiān qiáng

staunch

强调

qiáng diào

to emphasize (a statement)

强烈

qiáng liè

strong

加强

jiā qiáng

to reinforce

强大

qiáng dà

large

强度

qiáng dù

strength

强迫

qiǎng pò

to compel

增强

zēng qiáng

to increase

强盗

qiáng dào

to rob (with force)

强化

qiáng huà

to strengthen

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