Meaning of 生硬
生硬 means awkward; unnatural; stiff; not skilled; harsh; blunt; rigid; not gentle. Pronounced shēng yìng. HSK 7-9.
- awkward; unnatural; stiff; not skilled
- harsh; blunt; rigid; not gentle
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
gāng刚
xué学
Zhōng中
wén文
，
jù句
zi子
shuō说
dé得
yǒu有
diǎn点
shēng生
yìng硬
。
He just started learning Chinese, so his sentences sound a bit awkward.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
fān翻
yì译
hěn很
shēng生
yìng硬
，
dú读
qǐ起
lái来
bù不
tōng通
shùn顺
。
The translation of this article is very stiff and doesn't read smoothly.
Tā他
tiào跳
wǔ舞
de的
dòng动
zuò作
xiǎn显
dé得
hěn很
shēng生
yìng硬
，
xū需
yào要
duō多
liàn练
xí习
。
His dance moves look very unskilled and need more practice.