生硬 shēng yìng ㄕㄥ ㄧㄥˋ saang1 ngaang6 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced
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生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist
硬
- 坚硬 堅硬 jiān yìng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄧㄥˋ gin1 ngaang6 hard
- 强硬 強硬 qiáng yìng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄥˋ koeng4 ngaang6 tough
- 硬件 yìng jiàn ㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ngaang6 gin2 hardware
- 硬币 硬幣 yìng bì ㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄧˋ ngaang6 bai6 coin
- 硬朗 yìng lǎng ㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄤˇ ngaang6 long5 robust
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- 硬盘 硬盤 yìng pán ㄧㄥˋ ㄆㄢˊ ngaang6 pun4 hard disk
- 硬体 硬體 yìng tǐ ㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧˇ ngaang6 tai2 (Tw) (computer) hardware
- 过硬 過硬 guò yìng ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄥˋ gwo3 ngaang6 to have perfect mastery of sth
- 僵硬 jiāng yìng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄥˋ goeng1 ngaang6 stiff; rigid
- 冰硬 bīng yìng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄧㄥˋ bing1 ngaang6 frozen solid
- 冻硬 凍硬 dòng yìng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄥˋ dung3 ngaang6 to freeze solid
- 嘴硬 zuǐ yìng ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄥˋ zeoi2 ngaang6 reluctant to admit a mistake
- 心硬 xīn yìng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ sam1 ngaang6 hard-hearted; unfeeling; callous
- 服硬 fú yìng ㄈㄨˊ ㄧㄥˋ fuk6 ngaang6 to yield to force
- 死硬 sǐ yìng ㄙˇ ㄧㄥˋ sei2 ngaang6 stiff
- 浆硬 漿硬 jiāng yìng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄥˋ zoeng1 ngaang6 to starch
- 煮硬 zhǔ yìng ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄥˋ zyu2 ngaang6 to hard-boil (eggs)
- 烧硬 燒硬 shāo yìng ㄕㄠ ㄧㄥˋ siu1 ngaang6 to fire (pottery)
- 硬仗 yìng zhàng ㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄤˋ ngaang6 zoeng3 tough battle; difficult task; big challenge
- 硬来 硬來 yìng lái ㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄞˊ ngaang6 loi4 to use force
Idioms with these characters
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 变生肘腋 變生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ bin3 sang1 zau2 jik6 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
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- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 长生久视 長生久視 cháng shēng jiǔ shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ coeng4 sang1 gau2 si6 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 齿颊生香 齒頰生香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng ㄔˇ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ci2 gaap3 sang1 hoeng1 lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
- 触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ zuk1 ging2 sang1 cing4 scene which recalls past memories (idiom)
- 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˋ ㄙˇ ceot1 sang1 jap6 sei2 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
- 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō ㄘㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄛ cou3 hoi2 sang1 bo1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar