生硬 meaning in English
rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced
Meaning of 生硬
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shēngyìng
- rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced
Stroke order for each character
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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硬 yìng · hard · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 生硬.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | to live; life |
Questions about 生硬
What does 生硬 mean?
生硬 (shēngyìng) means "rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 生硬?
生硬 is made of 2 characters: 生 (5 strokes), 硬 (12 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 生硬 an HSK word?
Yes. 生硬 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.