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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.
shēng
生
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow
yìng
硬
hard

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

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?
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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
jìn尽
guǎn管
tā他
de的
tài态
dù度
yǒu有
xiē些
shēng生
tā他
shēng生
yìng硬
dì地
jù拒
jué绝
le了
duì对
fāng方
zài在
kuà跨
wén文
huà化
gōu沟
tōng通
zhōng中
，
guò过
yú
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.
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.
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.
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.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 生硬.

Words with 生
  • 先生xiān shengHSK 1
  • 医生yī shengHSK 1
  • 学生xué shengHSK 1
  • 生日shēng rìHSK 2
  • 生病shēng bìngHSK 2
  • 生气shēng qìHSK 3
  • 出生chū shēngHSK 4
  • 发生fā shēngHSK 4
Words with 硬
  • 僵硬jiāng yìng
  • 坚硬jiān yìng
  • 强硬qiáng yìng
  • 硬件yìng jiàn
  • 硬币yìng bì
  • 硬朗yìng lang
  • 硬盘yìng pán
  • 过硬guò yìng