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顽固 (wán gù): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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顽固 (wán gù): Obstinate (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

顽固 consists of 2 characters.

stubborn, obstinate, naughty

solid; firm; secure

How to Use 顽固 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

wáng顽

ù固

neutral

extremely stubborn

Adjective + Nounwith敌人

wáng顽

ù固

de的

dí敌

rén人

Subject + Adjectivewith思想

sī思

xiǎng想

wáng顽

ù固

Idiomwith不化

wáng顽

ù固

bù不

huà化

Example Sentences with 顽固

tā他

hěn很

wán顽

gù固

，

bù不

tīng听

neutral

stubborn enemy

neutral

stubborn thinking

formal

incorrigibly stubborn

bié别

rén人

de的

huà话

。

He is very stubborn and doesn't listen to others.

tā他

zhè这

zhǒng种

wán顽

gù固

de的

tài态

dù度

，

zuì最

zhōng终

dǎo导

zhì致

tán谈

pàn判

pò破

liè裂

。

His obstinate attitude ultimately led to the breakdown of the negotiations.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

rú如

cǐ此

wán顽

gù固

，

bù不

kěn肯

cháng尝

shì试

xīn新

de的

fāng方

fǎ法

ne呢

？

Why are you so stubborn and unwilling to try new methods?

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zhè这

ge个

wán顽

gù固

de的

wèn问

tí题

kùn困

rǎo扰

le了

wǒ我

men们

hěn很

jiǔ久

。

This persistent problem has troubled us for a long time.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

wán顽

gù固

bú不

huà化

，

zhǐ只

zhè这

ge个

ruǎn软

jiàn件

cún存

zài在

yí一

gè个

wán顽

jǐn尽

guǎn管

miàn面

lín临

zhū诸

duō多

kùn困

nán难

，

tā

miàn面

duì对

wán顽

gù固

de的

wū污

zì渍

，

zhè这

zhǒng

shì

是

xū需

yào要

gèng更

duō多

shí时

jiān间

lái来

lǐ理

jiě解

。

He is not incorrigibly stubborn; he just needs more time to understand.

gù

固

de的

lòu漏

dòng洞

，

xiū修

fù复

qǐ起

lái来

fēi非

cháng常

jí棘

shǒu手

。

There is a persistent bug in this software that is very tricky to fix.

他

yī依

rán然

wán顽

gù固

dì地

jiān坚

chí持

zì自

jǐ己

de的

jì计

huà划

。

Despite facing many difficulties, he stubbornly insisted on his own plan.

种

xīn新

xíng型

qīng清

jié洁

jì剂

xiào效

guǒ果

xiǎn显

zhù著

。

This new cleaner is remarkably effective against stubborn stains.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 顽固.

Words with 顽

顽强wán qiáng
顽皮wán pí

Words with 固

凝固níng gù
固体gù tǐ
固化gù huà
固定gù dìng
固执gù zhi
固有gù yǒu
固氮gù dàn
固然gù rán