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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 强硬

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
强硬 qiáng yìng - tough
- unyielding
- hard-line

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
- 7 5,824 9,421 14,882

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
qiáng- surname Qiang
jiàng- stubborn
- unyielding
qiáng- strong
- powerful
- better
- slightly more than
- vigorous
- violent
- best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]
qiǎng- to force
- to compel
- to strive
- to make an effort
jiàng- variant of 強|强[jiang4]
qiáng- variant of 強|强[qiang2]
qiǎng- variant of 強|强[qiang3]
yìng- hard; stiff; solid
- (fig.) strong; firm
- resolutely; uncompromisingly
- laboriously; with great difficulty
- good (quality); able (person)
- (of food) filling; substantial

Other Words Containing 强硬

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
强硬 - 7 5,824 9,421 14,882
强硬派 - - 34,114 52,697 69,751