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硬

yìng · ying

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. hard; stiff; solid
  2. (fig.) strong; firm
  3. resolutely; uncompromisingly
  4. laboriously; with great difficulty
  5. good (quality); able (person)
  6. (of food) filling; substantial
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The hard bed

  1. Liangliang

    这张(zhèzhāng)床(chuáng)太(tài)硬(yìng)了(le)，我(wǒ)一晚上(yīwǎnshang)没(méi)睡好(shuìhǎo)。

    This bed is too hard. I could not sleep all night.

  2. Dengdeng

    硬(yìng)一点(yīdiǎn)对(duì)背(bèi)好(hǎo)。

    A bit hard is good for your back.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)睡过(shuìguò)吗(ma)？硬(yìng)得(de)像(xiàng)石头(shítou)！

    Have you tried it? It is hard as a rock!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)睡过(shuìguò)。昨晚(zuówǎn)我(wǒ)睡(shuì)在(zài)地板(dìbǎn)上(shàng)。

    I have. Last night I slept on the floor.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)对(duì)你(nǐ)来说(láishuō)，这张(zhèzhāng)床(chuáng)很(hěn)软(ruǎn)！

    So to you, this bed is soft!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

地(dì)上(shang)覆(fù)盖(gài)着(zhe)积(jī)雪(xuě)，冻(dòng)成(chéng)了(le)又(yòu)硬(yìng)又(yòu)厚(hòu)的(de)壳(ké)。

The snow lay on the ground, frozen into a thick, hard crust.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)硬(yìng)木(mù)地(dì)板(bǎn)胜(shèng)过(guò)地(dì)毯(tǎn)。

I prefer hardwood floors to carpet.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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