硬

yìng · ying

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  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

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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