Word

顽强 (wán qiáng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 顽强

形 xíng adjective

tenacious

运动员表现出顽强的拼搏精神。

yùn dòng yuán biǎo xiàn chū wán qiáng de pīn bó jīng shén

The athlete displayed a tenacious fighting spirit.

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Word breakdown

顽 wán — stubborn, unyielding

1 顽固 wán gù — stubborn HSK 7
- 顽 obstinate, willfully stubborn
- 固 fixed, rigid, unyielding
Example

他很顽固，不愿意改变自己的想法。

tā hěn wán gù bù yuàn yì gǎi biàn zì jǐ de xiǎng fǎ

He is very stubborn and unwilling to change his ideas.
2 顽皮 wán pí — mischievous HSK 7
- 顽 stubborn, unruly (behavior)
- 皮 frivolous, playful (behavior)
Example

小猫很顽皮，喜欢玩毛线球。

xiǎo māo hěn wán pí xǐ huan wán máo xiàn qiú

The kitten is very mischievous and likes to play with yarn balls.

强 qiáng — strong, powerful

Structure & writing

1 顽 wán — stupid; ignorant

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

consists of

1.1 元 yuán — the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), founded by Kublai Khan

元 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 1

玩 wán to play (a game)

HSK 2

完 wán complete; whole; intact 远 yuǎn far; distant (in space or time, opposite of 近)

HSK 3

园 yuán garden (for growing vegetables, flowers, or fruit)

HSK 5

冠 guàn (lit.) to put on a hat (in ancient times, a capping ceremony at age 20 marked adulthood)

HSK 6

顽 wán stupid; ignorant

1.2 页 yè — page, sheet (of a book, painting, paper, etc.)

页 is a component in 26 characters

HSK 1

题 tí title; heading of a poem, essay, or speech

HSK 2

颜 yán facial expression; countenance

HSK 3

须 xū must; necessary (auxiliary verb) 顾 gù to turn and look; to look at

HSK 4

烦 fán vexed, irritated 硕 shuò large; tall and big 项 xiàng (lit.) back of the neck/nape 顺 shùn facing the same direction; opposite of 逆顿 dùn to pause briefly

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预 yù in advance; beforehand 频 pín repeatedly; frequently; many times in succession

HSK 5

领 lǐng neck; throat 颗 kē measure word for small, round or granular objects

HSK 6

顶 dǐng the top or highest part of a person or object 顽 wán stupid; ignorant 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat) 额 é forehead (of a person or animal)

HSK 7

嚣 xiāo noisy; clamorous 顷 qǐng unit of area equal to 100 亩 (approx. 6.6667 hectares) 颁 bān to issue; to promulgate 颂 sòng to praise, to extol someone's virtues 颇 pō (lit.) biased; not upright

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颊 jiá cheek; the part of the face below the cheekbone 颓 tuí to collapse, to crumble 颠 diān top of something tall and upright 颤 chàn to tremble; to shiver

Stroke order

2 强 qiáng — strong, powerful (opposite of 'weak')

Xpinyin

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

consists of

2.1 弓 gōng — bow (weapon for shooting arrows or projectiles)

弓 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 3

张 zhāng to open or spread out something closed or contracted

HSK 4

引 yǐn to pull; to tug 弹 tán use the elasticity of one object to propel another 强 qiáng strong, powerful (opposite of 'weak')

HSK 5

弯 wān not straight; curved 弱 ruò weak in strength or power (opposite of 强)

HSK 6

弥 mí full; all over 粥 zhōu porridge; congee (semi-liquid food made by boiling grains)

HSK 7

夷 yí flat; peaceful 弘 hóng a surname 弛 chí (lit.) to relax; to loosen 弦 xián bowstring (elastic cord strung between the two ends of a bow, usually made of sinew) 疆 jiāng border, boundary

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躬 gōng personally; in person

2.2 虽 suī — although; even though (used in the first clause, often paired with 'but' in the second clause)

虽 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 4

强 qiáng strong, powerful (opposite of 'weak')

Stroke order