坚
硬

Hard in Chinese: 坚硬 (jiān yìng)

jiān yìng

hard

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

Definitions

  1. 1hard
  2. 2solid

Stroke order

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坚
硬

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ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄧㄥˋ

yìng

ㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

坚硬

Simplified

堅硬

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这种石头非常坚硬。

    zhè zhǒng shí tou fēi cháng jiān yìng。

    This kind of stone is extremely hard.

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Related words

硬

yìng

hard

坚持

jiān chí

to persevere with

坚决

jiān jué

firm

坚强

jiān qiáng

staunch

硬币

yìng bì

coin

硬件

yìng jiàn

hardware

坚固

jiān gù

firm

坚定

jiān dìng

firm

过硬

guò yìng

to have perfect mastery of sth

坚韧

jiān rèn

tough and durable

坚实

jiān shí

firm and substantial

坚守

jiān shǒu

to hold fast to

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