How to say “hard” in Chinese
hard; forcibly
“Hard” in Chinese is 硬, yìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
硬 is read yìng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 石 “stone”: hard as stone. The opposite of 软 “soft”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “硬”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 硬. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这台电脑硬件不错，软件有点儿旧。zhètáidiànnǎoyìngjiànbúcuò,ruǎnjiànyǒudiǎnrjiùThis computer's hardware is good, but the software is a bit old.
- 这种石头非常坚硬。zhèzhǒngshítoufēichángjiānyìngThis kind of stone is very hard.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Soft and hard”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hard” in Chinese?
“Hard” in Chinese is 硬, pinyin yìng.
What does 硬 mean?
硬 (yìng) means “hard; forcibly”.
How do you write 硬?
硬 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 硬?
硬 is read yìng. Tones: yìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hard” in the lesson “Soft and hard”
This word is from the topic “Size, strength, degree” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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