stubborn streak; dogged determination
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Meanings
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stubborn streak; dogged determination; obstinate will
informalOften used to describe someone who is unyielding or persists in their actions once they've made up their mind. Can have a neutral or slightly negative connotation depending on context.
Tā他
jiàng犟
jìn劲
yī一
shàng上
lái来
，
shuí谁
yě也
quàn劝
bú不
zhù住
。
Once his stubborn streak kicks in, nobody can talk him out of it.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
yǒu有
gǔ股
jiàng犟
jìn劲
，
fēi非
yào要
zì自
jǐ己
wán完
chéng成
。
This child has a stubborn streak and insists on finishing it himself.
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Bié别
gēn跟
tā他
yìng硬
dǐng顶
，
tā他
zhèng正
fàn犯
zhe着
jiàng犟
jìn劲
ne呢
。
Don't confront him head-on; he's in one of his stubborn moods right now.
Píng凭
zhe着
nà那
gǔ股
zi子
jiàng犟
jìn劲
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
bǎ把
xiàng项
mù目
zuò做
chéng成
gōng功
le了
。
Relying on that dogged determination, he finally made the project a success.
Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
shuō说
tā他
shǎ傻
，
tā他
què却
bǎ把
zhè这
gǔ股
jiàng犟
jìn劲
yòng用
zài在
le了
xué学
shū书
fǎ法
shàng上
。
Everyone said he was foolish, but he channeled that stubbornness into learning calligraphy.