僵硬

僵硬 jiāngyìng

Stiff

僵硬 in a sentence HSK 6 jiangying

What 僵硬 means

  1. Stiff

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僵硬 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

僵
jiāng
Rigid (deadlock - stiff)
硬
yìng
Hard (firm - strong - stiff - hard)

Words that share a character with 僵硬

How to write 僵硬

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僵硬 in a sentence

在外面冻了一晚,他的手指都僵硬了。
Zài wàimiàn dòng le yì wǎn, tā de shǒuzhǐ dōu jiāngyìng le.
After a night out in the cold his fingers had gone stiff.
他们的关系一度非常僵硬。
Tāmen de guānxì yídù fēicháng jiāngyìng.
Their relationship was extremely stiff for a while.

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Questions about 僵硬

What does 僵硬 mean in English?

僵硬 is pronounced jiāngyìng and means Stiff.

How do you pronounce 僵硬?

僵硬 is jiāngyìng in pinyin — written jiangying without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 僵硬?

僵硬 is written with 2 characters: 僵 (jiāng) Rigid (deadlock - stiff), 硬 (yìng) Hard (firm - strong - stiff - hard). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 僵硬 an HSK word?

Yes — 僵硬 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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