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生硬 (shēng yìng): Stiff / rigid (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

生硬 consists of 2 characters.

raw, uncooked; unfamiliar, strange; forcibly

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Pinyinshēng yìng

Meaningstiff / rigid

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word生硬

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3.

How to Use 生硬 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 生硬 with other words naturally.

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 + Nounwith翻译

shēng生

yìng硬

de的

fān翻

yì译

Subject + Predicatewith态度

tài态

du度

shēng生

yìng硬

4.

Example Sentences with 生硬

tā他

de的

zhōng中

wén文

shuō说

dé得

shēng生

neutral

awkward translation

neutral

stiff attitude

yìng硬

。

His Chinese sounds awkward.

tā他

shì试

tú图

yòng用

shēng生

yìng硬

de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.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

de的

yǔ语

yán言

yì一

diǎn点

yě也

bù不

shēng生

yìng硬

，

fǎn反

ér而

fēi非

cháng常

liú流

chàng畅

qiě且

fù富

yǒu有

shuō说

fú服

lì力

。

The language of this report is not stiff at all; on the contrary, it is very fluent and persuasive.

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.

tā他

shēng生

yìng硬

dì地

jù拒

jué绝

le了

duì对

fāng方

de的

yāo邀

qǐng请

，

ràng让

rén人

gǎn感

dào到

bù不

shū舒

fú服

。

He bluntly refused the invitation, making people feel uncomfortable.

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.

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硬币yìng bìHSK 7-9
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硬盘yìng pánHSK 7-9
过硬

guò yìng

HSK 7-9