生
硬

Stiff in Chinese: 生硬 (shēng yìng)

shēng yìng

stiff

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1stiff
  2. 2harsh

Stroke order

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硬

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄧㄥˋ

yìng

ㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这段翻译读起来很生硬。

    zhè duàn fān yì dú qǐ lái hěn shēng yìng。

    This translation reads very stiffly.

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Related words

硬

yìng

hard

生

shēng

to be born

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

生活

shēng huó

to live

生命

shēng mìng

life (as the characteristic of living beings)

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