Chinese word dictionary

硬撑

yìng chēng · to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc

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Word information

Simplified硬撑

Traditional硬撐

Pinyinyìng chēng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

硬yìng

firm, hard, strong; obstinate

撑chēng

to support, to prop up, to brace; overflowing

How to learn 硬撑

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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硬yìng

hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial

硬件yìngjiàn

hardware

撑chēng

to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support

坚硬jiānyìng

hard; solid

支撑zhīchēng

to prop up; to support; strut; brace

过硬guòyìng

to have perfect mastery of sth; to be up to the mark