生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
生硬
shēngyìng
stiff; unnatural
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Example phrases
- 这篇译文虽然准确，却显得生硬，缺少原文那种自然的节奏。 Zhè piān yìwén suīrán zhǔnquè, què xiǎnde shēngyìng, quēshǎo yuánwén nà zhǒng zìrán de jiézòu. Although this translation is accurate, it feels stiff and lacks the natural rhythm of the original text.
- 他第一次上台发言，动作很生硬，声音也在发抖。 Tā dì yī cì shàngtái fāyán, dòngzuò hěn shēngyìng, shēngyīn yě zài fādǒu. It was his first time speaking on stage; his movements were stiff and his voice was trembling.
- 老师说我的作文语言太生硬，需要多读一些文学作品。 Lǎoshī shuō wǒ de zuòwén yǔyán tài shēngyìng, xūyào duō dú yīxiē wénxué zuòpǐn. The teacher said the language in my essay is too stiff and I should read more literature.
Related words
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 医生 yīshēng doctor
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle school student
- 出生 chūshēng to be born