顽强
wánqiáng
tenacious, indomitable
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 小草顽强地从石缝里长出来。The little grass grew tenaciously from a crack in the stone.
- 他们顽强地坚持到了最后。They held on tenaciously to the very end.
Collocations
顽强的生命力顽强拼搏顽强抵抗意志顽强
Mnemonic
顽 wán "obstinate" + 强 qiáng "strong": obstinately strong, i.e. tenacious, indomitable. Close to 坚强, but 顽强 stresses dogged persistence (顽强的生命力, tenacious vitality). The 顽 is also in 顽固 (stubborn), but 顽强 is usually positive.
Related
坚强顽固不屈坚韧
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