倔强

倔强 juéjiàng

Stubborn; obstinate; unbending^†

倔强 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體倔強 juejiang

What 倔强 means

Stubborn; obstinate; unbending^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 倔强, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

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

倔

jué

Stubborn

强

qiáng

Strong (powerful - better - force)

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How to write 倔强

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倔强 in a sentence

这孩子性格倔强，谁的话也不听。

Zhè háizi xìnggé juéjiàng, shéi de huà yě bù tīng.

This child is headstrong and listens to nobody.

他倔强地坚持了自己的选择。

Tā juéjiàng de jiānchí le zìjǐ de xuǎnzé.

He stubbornly stuck to his own choice.

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Questions about 倔强

What does 倔强 mean in English?

倔强 is pronounced juéjiàng and means Stubborn; obstinate; unbending †.

How do you pronounce 倔强?

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

What are the characters in 倔强?

倔强 is written with 2 characters: 倔 (jué) Stubborn, 强 (qiáng) Strong (powerful - better - force). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 倔强 written in traditional Chinese?

倔強. The simplified form 倔强 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 倔強 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced juéjiàng.

Is 倔强 an HSK word?

Yes — 倔强 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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