Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words生硬

WordTOCFL Level 5stative verb (adj.)Taiwan frequency #23,626

生硬

shēngyìng·ㄕㄥㄧㄥˋ

“stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward, forced; (of writing or speech) rough, not fluent”

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To grow, give birth, produce, or be born; to live or be alive; life; raw or uncooked; to arise or occur; student; a person's livelihood.

yìng·ㄧㄥˋ

Solid; not soft; stiff; firm; strong; tough; unyielding; difficult; laborious; substantial; filling.