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硬 (yìng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

硬 (yìng) is a Chinese word: hard. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 硬

形 xíng adjective

hard

这块石头很硬。

zhè kuài shí tou hěn yìng

This stone is very hard.

副 fù adverb

stubbornly

他硬要去，谁也拦不住。

tā yìng yào qù shéi yě lán bù zhù

He stubbornly insists on going; no one can stop him.

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Word breakdown

硬 yìng — hard

Words with this character (9)
  • 1 硬件 yìng jiàn — hardware HSK 5
    • 硬 hard, solid, physical (referring to tangible components)
    • 件 component, piece, item (referring to equipment parts)
    Example

    这台电脑的硬件配置很好。

    zhè tái diàn nǎo de yìng jiàn pèi zhì hěn hǎo

    This computer's hardware configuration is very good.

  • 2 坚硬 jiān yìng — hard HSK 6
    • 坚 firm, solid
    • 硬 hard, stiff
    Example

    这块石头很坚硬。

    zhè kuài shí tou hěn jiān yìng

    This stone is very hard.

  • 3 僵硬 jiāng yìng — stiff HSK 7
    • 僵 frozen, immobile, deadlocked
    • 硬 hard, firm, lacking flexibility
    Example

    长时间坐着让我的腿变得僵硬。

    cháng shí jiān zuò zhe ràng wǒ de tuǐ biàn de jiāng yìng

    Sitting for a long time made my legs stiff.

  • 4 强硬 qiáng yìng — tough HSK 7
    • 强 strong, forceful
    • 硬 hard, inflexible
    Example

    他对这个问题采取了强硬的立场。

    tā duì zhè ge wèn tí cǎi qǔ le qiáng yìng de lì chǎng

    He took a tough stance on this issue.

  • 5 生硬 shēng yìng — stiff, awkward, unnatural HSK 7
    • 生 raw, unrefined, lacking practice
    • 硬 stiff, rigid, inflexible
    Example

    他的中文说得很生硬。

    tā de zhōng wén shuō de hěn shēng yìng

    His Chinese sounds very stiff.

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  • 6 硬币 yìng bì — coin HSK 7
    • 硬 hard, solid (referring to metal)
    • 币 currency, money
    Example

    请给我换些硬币。

    qǐng gěi wǒ huàn xiē yìng bì

    Please give me some change in coins.

  • 7 硬朗 yìng lǎng — robust HSK 7
    • 硬 hard, strong, firm (physical strength)
    • 朗 bright, spirited, clear (vigor and vitality)
    Example

    我爷爷虽然八十岁了，但身体还很硬朗。

    wǒ yé ye suī rán bā shí suì le dàn shēn tǐ hái hěn yìng lǎng

    My grandfather is eighty years old, but his body is still very robust.

  • 8 硬盘 yìng pán — hard disk HSK 7
    • 硬 hard (refers to the rigid, solid nature of the disk)
    • 盘 disk (refers to the disk/platter component)
    Example

    这台电脑的硬盘容量是1TB。

    zhè tái diàn nǎo de yìng pán róng liàng shì 1TB

    This computer's hard disk capacity is 1TB.

  • 9 过硬 guò yìng — excellent HSK 7
    • 过 exceeding, surpassing (a standard)
    • 硬 hard, solid, firm (implying strength and reliability)
    Example

    她的业务能力过硬，很快就得到了升职。

    tā de yè wù néng lì guò yìng hěn kuài jiù dé dào le shēng zhí

    Her professional skills are excellent, so she quickly got promoted.

Structure & writing
1 硬 yìng — hard; rigid (opposite of 软)

硬 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 石 shí — rock; stone (hard mineral matter forming the earth's crust)
石 is a component in 30 characters
HSK 3
矿 kuàng mineral resources 码 mǎ a symbol or figure representing a number; a code number 碗 wǎn bowl (a round vessel with a wide mouth and small base, used for holding food)
HSK 4
研 yán to grind finely 破 pò to break; become damaged or incomplete 础 chǔ foundation stone; stone base placed beneath a pillar 硕 shuò large; tall and big 确 què accurate; true; factual
HSK 5
硬 yìng hard; rigid (opposite of 软) 碌 lù mediocre; accomplishing nothing 碎 suì to break into pieces; to shatter 碰 pèng to collide; to bump into something
HSK 6
砍 kǎn to chop or hack with a knife, axe, etc. 砖 zhuān brick (building material made by firing clay in a kiln, usually rectangular or square) 碍 ài to hinder, obstruct 碳 tàn carbon (chemical element, symbol C, atomic number 6)
HSK 7
岩 yán steep cliff 拓 tuò to open up (land, roads) 砌 qì to lay bricks or stones with mortar 砸 zá to strike or smash with a heavy object; (of a heavy object) to fall on something 碑 bēi stone stele inscribed with text, erected to commemorate an event, achievement, or as a marker
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碟 dié small shallow dish or saucer for food 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade 磁 cí magnetism; the property of attracting iron, nickel, cobalt and other metals 磅 bàng pound (unit of weight, symbol lb; 1 pound = 0.4536 kg) 磊 lěi (lit.) numerous and scattered in disorder (see "磊落") 磋 cuō (lit.) to carve or polish ivory into objects 磕 kē to knock against something hard 磨 mó to rub; to wear away 礁 jiāo reef; rock near the water surface in sea, river, or lake
1.2 更 gēng — to change; to replace; to substitute
Xpinyin
更 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 1
便 biàn convenient; to make convenient, smooth, without difficulty or obstruction
HSK 5
硬 yìng hard; rigid (opposite of 软)
HSK 7
哽 gěng to have food stuck in the throat

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