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Character · AdjectiveTraditional悻

stubborn; obstinate; rigid

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Meanings

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1.

adjective

stubborn; obstinate; rigid; unbending

literary

Literary usage. Often describes a personality that is uncompromising or rigidly principled. Commonly appears in compounds like 悻直 (stubbornly upright) or 悻悻 (resentful; angry).

Tā他
shēng生
xìng性
xìng悻
zhí直
 ，
cóng从
bù不
ē阿
yú谀
fèng奉
chéng承
 。

He is uncompromisingly upright by nature and never resorts to flattery.

xìng悻
xìng悻
ér而
qù去

to leave in anger or resentment

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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
chén臣
xìng性
qíng情
xìng悻
rán然
 ，
gǎn敢
yú于
zhí直
jiàn谏
 。

This old official has a stubbornly rigid temperament and dares to remonstrate directly.