硬
yìng
hard; stiff; solid
(fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial
这块石头很硬，用手很难弄碎。
zhè kuài shí tou hěn yìng，yòng shǒu hěn nán nòng suì。
This rock is very hard; it is very difficult to break by hand.
他态度很硬，不管别人怎么说都不改变想法。
tā tài dù hěn yìng，bù guǎn bié rén zěn me shuō dōu bù gǎi biàn xiǎng fǎ。
His attitude is very firm; no matter what others say, he does not change his mind.
Words with 硬
过硬
guò yìng
to have perfect mastery of sth
邦硬
bāng yìng
very hard or stiff
霸王硬上弓
bà wáng yìng shàng gōng
to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
来硬的
lái yìng de
to get tough
僵硬
jiāng yìng
stiff; rigid
冰硬
bīng yìng
frozen solid
冻硬
dòng yìng
to freeze solid
动脉硬化
dòng mài yìng huà
hardening of the arteries
动脉粥样硬化
dòng mài zhōu yàng yìng huà
atherosclerosis
吃硬不吃软
chī yìng bù chī ruǎn
susceptible to force but not persuasion
吃软不吃硬
chī ruǎn bù chī yìng
lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)
嘴硬
zuǐ yìng
reluctant to admit a mistake