顽 wán
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
顽强
wánqiáng
tenacious, indomitable
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Example phrases
- 这支球队在落后的情况下表现得十分顽强。 Zhè zhī qiúduì zài luòhòu de qíngkuàng xià biǎoxiàn de shífēn wánqiáng. This team showed great tenacity while falling behind.
- 这棵小草在石头缝里顽强地生长。 Zhè kē xiǎo cǎo zài shítou fèng lǐ wánqiáng de shēngzhǎng. This little blade of grass grows stubbornly in a crack between stones.
- 他用顽强的意志战胜了疾病。 Tā yòng wánqiáng de yìzhì zhànshèng le jíbìng. He overcame his illness with an indomitable will.
Related words
- 顽固 wángù stubborn; obstinate; persistent
- 顽皮 wánpí naughty; mischievous; playful
- 加强 jiāqiáng to strengthen
- 坚强 jiānqiáng strong; brave
- 强 qiáng strong
- 强大 qiángdà powerful; strong
- 强调 qiángdiào to emphasize
- 强烈 qiángliè intense; strong
- 强度 qiángdù intensity
- 强迫 qiǎngpò to force
- 增强 zēngqiáng to strengthen
- 勉强 miǎnqiǎng reluctant; to force oneself