yìng
zhe
tóu

idiom
common

Meaning of 硬着头皮

硬着头皮 means to brace oneself to do something difficult or unpleasant; to force oneself to do something against one's will. Pronounced yìng zhe tóu pí.

  • to brace oneself to do something difficult or unpleasant; to force oneself to do something against one's will

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shǒu
shī
shí
zài
nán
 
hái
shi
yìng
zhe
tóu
xià
 

This poem was truly difficult to translate, but he still forced himself to keep translating it.

yìng
zhe
tóu
xiàng
lǎo
bǎn
qǐng
le
jià
 

He braced himself to ask the boss for time off.

Suī
rán
hěn
hài
 
dàn
hái
shi
yìng
zhe
tóu
zǒu
jìn
le
hēi
àn
de
fáng
jiān
 

Although I was very scared, I still forced myself to walk into that dark room.