倔强

jué jiàng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

固执已见，顽强不屈。

Stubborn and unyielding.

形容人的性格或态度，坚持自己的意见或做法，不肯改变。

Describes a person's character or attitude, persisting in one's own opinion or approach, refusing to change.

1 他性格倔强，从不轻易放弃自己的主张。 (He is stubborn and never easily gives up his own opinions.)
2 这孩子太倔强了，怎么劝都不听。 (This child is too stubborn, no matter how much I persuade, he won't listen.)
3 她倔强地抬起头，不让眼泪掉下来。 (She raised her head stubbornly, refusing to let her tears fall.)
4 虽然失败多次，他依然倔强地坚持着梦想。 (Despite many failures, he stubbornly persisted in his dream.)
5 他的倔强脾气让他在工作中常常与人产生冲突。 (His stubborn temper often leads to conflicts with others at work.)

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