生硬

shēng yìng

Dictionary entry

rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced

What does 生硬 mean?

生硬 (shēng yìng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced

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生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 硬yìnghard; stiff; solid · (fig.) strong; firm

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生硬

shēng yìng

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