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僵硬

僵硬 jiāngyìng

僵硬 jiāngyìng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 僵硬 jiāngyìng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiāngyìng | jiang1 ying4
English translation
stiff
rigid

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Traditional form

僵硬 jiāngyìng

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 僵硬 jiāngyìng

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jiāng

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

jiāng

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻畺

Number of Strokes

15
yìng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shí represents the meaning and gēng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

gēng

Semantic compound

Shí

Positional decomposition

石更

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 僵硬 jiāngyìng

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最好 zuìhǎo xiān 伸展 shēn zhǎn 一下 yīxià 僵硬 jiāngyìng de 肌肉 jīròu

It is better to stretch the tight muscles first.

人一紧张 jǐnzhāng 身体 shēntǐ 就会变僵硬 jiāngyìng

When we are under stress our bodies tend to tense up.

整个 zhěnggè rén dōu 僵硬 jiāngyìng le 他们 tā men Yuè shì 让我自然 zìrán xiē ’, jiù Yuè 紧张 jǐnzhāng 。”

"I just stiffened up, and the more they told me to 'be natural', the more I felt not at all relaxed."

僵硬 jiāngyìng Decomposition

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僵硬 jiāngyìng Compounds

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