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顽固

wán gù · wan gu

Traditional 頑固

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. stubborn; obstinate
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A stubborn coffee stain

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)杯子(bēizi)上(shàng)的(de)咖啡渍(kāfēizì)太(tài)顽固(wángù)了(le)。

    The coffee stain on this cup is too stubborn.

  2. Liangliang

    用(yòng)这个(zhège)洗洁精(xǐjiéjīng)试试(shìshì)，再(zài)顽固(wángù)的(de)渍(zì)也(yě)能(néng)洗掉(xǐdiào)。

    Try this dish soap. It can wash off any stain, however stubborn.

  3. Dengdeng

    洗(xǐ)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)，还是(háishi)没(méi)洗掉(xǐdiào)。

    I washed it for ten minutes and it is still not clean.

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)比(bǐ)你(nǐ)还(hái)顽固(wángù)。

    It is more stubborn than you.

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)叫(jiào)它(tā)咖啡(kāfēi)花纹(huāwén)。

    Never mind. We will just call it the coffee pattern.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)年(nián)纪(jì)越(yuè)大(dà)变(biàn)得(de)越(yuè)顽(wán)固(gù)。

He became more obstinate as he grew older.

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

02

烤(kǎo)箱(xiāng)内(nèi)如(rú)有(yǒu)液(yè)体(tǐ)洒(sǎ)出(chū)，应(yīng)立(lì)即(jí)清(qīng)理(lǐ)，以(yǐ)免(miǎn)留(liú)下(xià)顽(wán)固(gù)污(wū)渍(zì)。

Clean up spills inside the oven as soon as they happen to avoid stubborn stains.

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

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