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硬要 Pronunciation and Pinyin

硬要 Usage and Examples

insist on

force

stubbornly insist

我不想硬要我的已婚朋友们接受我。

I didn't want to impose myself on my married friends.

他硬要把他的一本书往我手里塞。

He tried to force a copy of his book into my hand.

The characters in 硬要

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
硬
yìng12Hard, firm, strong, stubborn
要
yào9to want or need

More words starting with 硬

  • yìng硬jiàn件hardware
  • yìng硬jiàn件gōng工chéng程shī师Hardware Engineer, Hardware Designer
  • yìng硬gōng功Hard Qigong, Hard Kung Fu
  • yìng硬huà化Harden, Hardening
  • yìng硬kuài块lump, mass
  • yìng硬sāi塞gěi给force upon, impose on
  • yìng硬bì币coin
  • yìng硬dù度hardness
  • yìng硬gōng弓hard bow
  • yìng硬chě扯dào到yì一qǐ起forcibly link, shoehorn together
  • yìng硬bǎ把Forcefully, Insist
  • yìng硬lā拉dào到yì一qǐ起pull together, force together

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Questions about 硬要

What does 硬要 mean in Chinese?

硬要 (yìng yào) means “insist on, force, stubbornly insist”.

How do you pronounce 硬要?

硬要 is pronounced yìng yào in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “insist on” in Chinese?

“insist on” is 硬要 (yìng yào) in Chinese.

How is 硬要 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 硬要, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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