niù

拗

Character · Adjective

stubborn; obstinate

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

stubborn; obstinate; headstrong

Describes a person who is unyielding and difficult to persuade.

Tā他
pí脾
qì气
hěn很
niù拗
 ,
jué决
dìng定
le了
de的
shì事
shéi谁
yě也
quàn劝
bù不
dòng动
 。

He is very stubborn; once he decides something, no one can talk him out of it.

Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
zhí执
niù拗
 。

This child has been headstrong since he was little.

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Bié别
gēn跟
tā他
niù拗
le了
 ,
tā他
shuō说
bù不
xíng行
jiù就
shì是
bù不
xíng行
 。

Don't argue with him; if he says no, it's no.