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  5. 阳刚

阳刚 (yáng gāng): Masculine (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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阳 • yáng • sun, sunlight; positive, male principle
yáng阳

sun, sunlight; positive, male principle

刚 • gāng • just • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
gāng刚

just

Word Info

Pinyinyáng gāng
Meaningmasculine, virile
Characters2
Syntaxadjective

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 阳刚.

Words with 阳
  • 太阳tài yángsun
  • 阳光yáng guāngoptimistic; cheerful; sunlight
  • 阳台yáng táibalcony; terrace; gallery
  • 夕阳xī yángthe setting sun
  • 太阳能tài yáng néngsolar energy
  • 阳历yáng lìsolar calendar
  • 阳性yáng xìngPositive (medical test)
  • 欧阳ōu yángOuyang; a compound Chinese surname
Words with 刚
  • 刚刚gāng gangjust recently
  • 刚才gāng cáijust now
  • 刚好gāng hǎojust
  • 刚巧gāng qiǎojust so happens; by chance
刚果
gāng guǒ
Congo (country)
  • 刚毅gāng yìresolute
  • 金刚jīn gāngKing Kong; vajra (Buddhist term)
  • 冯小刚féng xiǎo gāngFeng Xiaogang (famous film director)
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 阳刚

    Tā他
    kàn看
    qǐ起
    lái来
    hěn很
    yáng阳
    gāng刚
    。
    He looks very masculine.
    Zhè这
    zhǒng种
    wǔ舞
    dǎo蹈
    zhǎn展
    xiàn现
    le了
    nán男
    xìng
    性
    de的
    yáng阳
    gāng刚
    zhī之
    měi美
    。
    This dance showcases the masculine beauty of men.