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硬 yìng

hard (not soft)

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 5
Radical
石
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 石更 ⿰石更

Memory hint: stone

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  1. 这块石头很硬。
    Zhè kuài shítou hěn yìng.
    This stone is very hard.
    this (measure) stone very hard
  2. 电脑硬件出问题了吗？
    Diànnǎo yìngjiàn chū wèntí le ma?
    Did the computer hardware have a problem?
    computer hardware emerge problem (particle) (question)
  3. 别把床垫做得太硬。
    Bié bǎ chuángdiàn zuò de tài yìng.
    Don't make the mattress too hard.
    don't (particle) mattress make (particle) too hard
  4. 这块面包一点都不硬。
    Zhè kuài miànbāo yìdiǎn dōu bú yìng.
    This piece of bread isn't hard at all.
    this (measure) bread a-little all not hard
  5. 冬天的时候，他的手冻得僵硬。
    Dōngtiān de shíhou, tā de shǒu dòng de jiāngyìng.
    In winter, his hands froze stiff.
    winter (particle) time, he (particle) hand freeze (particle) stiff

Words with 硬 (4)