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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 刚愎自用

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
刚愎自用 gāng bì zì yòng - obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 54,246 67,488 52,386

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gāng- hard
- firm
- strong
- just
- barely
- exactly
- perverse
- obstinate
- willful
- (bound form) self; oneself
- from; since
- naturally; as a matter of course
yòng- to use; to make use of; to employ
- (coverb) with; using
- to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
- usefulness; utility
- (bound form) expense; outlay
- (courteous) to eat; to drink
- (literary) hence; therefore

Other Words Containing 刚愎自用

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
刚愎自用 - - 54,246 67,488 52,386