Miaozi

硬

yìngㄧㄥˋ
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HSK 5TOCFL 7

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    hard; stiff; solid

  2. 2

    (fig.) strong; firm

  3. 3

    resolutely; uncompromisingly

  4. 4

    laboriously; with great difficulty

  5. 5

    good (quality); able (person)

  6. 6

    (of food) filling; substantial

Examples

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他偶然在古董店裏發現了這個舊硬幣。

He came across this old coin in an antique shop.

準備五張明信片大小的硬紙板。

Prepare five postcard sized pieces of cardboard.

她把她錢包裏僅有的幾枚硬幣都給了那個男孩。

She gave the boy what few coins she had in her purse.

她給了我這些舊硬幣。

She gave me these old coins.

我在人行道上發現了一枚硬幣。

I found a coin on the sidewalk.

Characters

Character breakdown

石

shí

surname Shi

更

gēng

to change or replace

Related

Related: 硬

坚硬

jiān yìng

hard

生硬

shēng yìng

stiff

硬体

yìng tǐ

(Tw) (computer) hardware

Stroke practice

Practice writing 硬

Characters

simplified script

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