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固执

gù zhí · gu zhi

Traditional 固執

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. obstinate
  2. stubborn
  3. to fixate on
  4. to cling to
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Left or right

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)左边(zuǒbian)吧(ba)。

    Let's go left.

  2. Dengdeng

    导航(dǎoháng)说(shuō)走(zǒu)右边(yòubian)，你(nǐ)别(bié)固执(gùzhí)。

    The GPS says go right. Don't be stubborn.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不是(bùshì)固执(gùzhí)，我(wǒ)走(zǒu)左边(zuǒbian)走(zǒu)了(le)十年(shínián)了(le)！

    I'm not stubborn. I've gone left for ten years!

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)走(zǒu)左边(zuǒbian)，我(wǒ)走(zǒu)右边(yòubian)，晚点(wǎndiǎn)见(jiàn)！

    Fine. You go left, I go right. See you later!

  5. Liangliang

    喂(wèi)，你(nǐ)到(dào)了(le)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)这边(zhèbiān)在(zài)修路(xiūlù)！

    Hello, have you arrived? My side is being repaired!

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)早就(zǎojiù)到(dào)了(le)，今天(jīntiān)右边(yòubian)赢(yíng)了(le)！

    I arrived long ago. The right side wins today!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)挺(tǐng)固(gù)执(zhí)的(de)不(bú)是(shì)吗(ma)？

Tom is being quite obstinate, isn't he?

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)太(tài)固(gù)执(zhí)了(le)，根(gēn)本(běn)听(tīng)不(bu)进(jìn)别(bié)人(rén)的(de)意(yì)见(jiàn)。

He is too stubborn and simply won't listen to others' opinions.

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