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生硬

shēngyìng ㄕㄥ ㄧㄥˋ

    • rigid stiff lacking naturalness or smoothness awkward forced

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 僵硬 jiāngyìng
    • 僵硬的笑容 a stiff smile
    • 肌肉僵硬 stiff muscles

Antonyms 反义词

  • 柔和 róuhé
    • 柔和的色调 soft tones
    • 光线柔和 the light is soft
  • 委婉 wěiwǎn
    • 委婉批评 to criticize tactfully
    • 说话委婉 to speak tactfully
  • 自然 zìrán
    • 自然流露 natural expression of feelings
    • 表情自然 a natural expression

Telling them apart

生硬 means unnatural, unpolished or harsh, and is used of language, movements and attitudes. 僵硬 means stiff and unable to move or change, and is used of limbs, muscles and facial expressions.

Other words read shēngyìng

shengying with other tones

Near homophones of shengying

  • 声音 shēngyīn sound
  • 身影 shēnyǐng silhouette
  • 沈莹 shěnyíng Shen Ying of Wu, governor (268-280) of coastal province of Wu and compiler of Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer 临海水土志
  • 省音 shěngyīn elision

Other words read shēngyìng

shengying with other tones

Near homophones of shengying

  • 聲音 shēngyīn sound
  • 身影 shēnyǐng silhouette
  • 沈瑩 shěnyíng Shen Ying of Wu, governor (268-280) of coastal province of Wu and compiler of Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer 临海水土志
  • 省音 shěngyīn elision

Example sentences and grammar articles using 生硬

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