Meaning
hard; stiff; strong; firm
Chinese: 坚硬;也表示强硬、勉强。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ying” becomes a different word in each tone. 硬 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 硬币yìng bìcoin
- 硬件yìng jiànhardware
- 僵硬jiāng yìngstiff; rigid
- 坚硬jiān yìnghard; solid
- 硬盘yìng pánhard disk
Example Sentence
这块面包放久了，变得很硬。Zhè kuài miàn bāo fàng jiǔ le, biàn de hěn yìng.This bread has been left out too long and become hard.
这Zhèthis块kuàilump面包miàn bāobread放fàngto put久jiǔ(of a period of time) long了le(completed action)，变得biàn deto become很hěnvery硬yìnghard。