顽强
Old HSK 6
顽强 (wánqiáng) · tenacious
顽强 (wánqiáng) means “tenacious; indomitable”. It is written with 2 characters: 顽 (stubborn) + 强 (strong). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 顽强 is built
The characters
顽 wán · stubborn
What 顽 is made of
- 元yuán — first
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
强 qiáng · strong
What 强 is made of
- 弓gōng — bow
- 虽suī — although
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 虫chóng — insect
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 弓 gives the meaning, 虫 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他和病魔进行了顽强的斗争。Tā hé bìngmó jìnxíng le wánqiáng de dòuzhēng.He fought his illness tenaciously.
小草的生命力很顽强。Xiǎocǎo de shēngmìnglì hěn wánqiáng.Grass is very resilient.
Questions about 顽强
What does 顽强 mean?
顽强 (wánqiáng) means “tenacious; indomitable”.
How do you pronounce 顽强?
顽强 is pronounced wánqiáng.
Which HSK level is 顽强?
顽强 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 顽固wángùstubborn
- 加强jiāqiángto strengthen
- 坚强jiānqiángstrong
- 强大qiángdàstrong
- 强调qiángdiàoto emphasize
- 强烈qiánglièstrong
- 倔强juéjiàngstubborn
- 勉强miǎnqiǎngreluctantly
- 强制qiángzhìcompulsory
- 强迫qiǎngpòto force
Learn 顽强 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 186: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.