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生硬 (shēng yìng): Stiff / rigid (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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生 • shēng • raw, uncooked; unfamiliar, strange; forcibly • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
shēng
生
raw, uncooked; unfamiliar, strange; forcibly
硬 • yìng • hard • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
yìng
硬
hard
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 生硬.
Words with
生
先生
xiān sheng
Mr; Sir
医生
yī sheng
doctor
学生
xué sheng
student
中学生
zhōng xué shēng
middle-school student
大学生
dà xué shēng
university student
小学生
xiǎo xué shēng
primary school student
生日
shēng rì
birthday
生病
shēng bìng
ill; sick; unwell
Words with
硬
硬件
yìng jiàn
hardware
僵硬
jiāng yìng
stiff; rigid; inflexible
坚硬
jiān yìng
hard; solid; rigidity
强硬
qiáng yìng
Tough / Unyielding
硬币
yìng bì
coin
硬朗
yìng lang
robust / healthy
硬盘
yìng pán
hard disk
过硬
guò yìng
Excellent
4.
How to Use 生硬 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
xiǎn
显
de
得
shēng
生
yìng
硬
neutral
appear awkward
biǎo
表
dá
达
shēng
生
yìng
硬
neutral
awkward expression
Adjective + Noun
with
翻译
shēng
生
yìng
硬
de
的
fān
翻
yì
译
Subject + Predicate
with
态度
tài
态
du
度
shēng
生
yìng
硬
5.
Example Sentences with 生硬
tā
他
shì
试
tú
图
yòng
用
shēng
生
yìng
硬
de
neutral
awkward translation
neutral
stiff attitude
的
bǐ
比
yù
喻
lái
来
jiě
解
shì
释
zhè
这
ge
个
fù
复
zá
杂
de
的
zhé
哲
xué
学
gài
概
niàn
念
。
He tried to explain this complex philosophical concept using a stiff analogy.
nǐ
你
wèi
为
shén
什
me
么
bǎ
把
jù
拒
jué
绝
de
的
huà
话
shuō
说
dé
得
rú
如
cǐ
此
shēng
生
yìng
硬
，
bù
不
kǎo
考
lǜ
虑
duì
对
fāng
方
de
的
gǎn
感
shòu
受
？
Why did you phrase your refusal so rigidly, without considering the other person's feelings?
zhè
这
ge
个
fān
翻
yì
译
yǒu
有
diǎn
点
shēng
生
yìng
硬
，
bù
不
tài
太
zì
自
rán
然
。
This translation is a bit stiff and not very natural.
jìn
尽
guǎn
管
tā
他
de
的
tài
态
dù
度
yǒu
有
xiē
些
shēng
生
yìng
硬
，
dàn
但
tí
提
chū
出
de
的
jiàn
建
yì
议
què
却
fēi
非
cháng
常
zhòng
中
kěn
肯
qiě
且
shí
实
yòng
用
。
Although his attitude was somewhat rigid, the suggestions he put forward were very pertinent and practical.
zài
在
kuà
跨
wén
文
huà
化
gōu
沟
tōng
通
zhōng
中
，
guò
过
yú
于
shēng
生
yìng
硬
de
的
biǎo
表
dá
达
fāng
方
shì
式
róng
容
yì
易
yǐn
引
fā
发
wù
误
jiě
解
。
In cross-cultural communication, overly rigid expressions can easily lead to misunderstandings.
