yìng​shì

just

  • created reference approved 硬是 → 竟然 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硬是 yìng​shì

    竟然 jìng​rán

    see

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    created reference

  • created reference approved 硬是 → 愣是 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硬是 yìng​shì

    愣是 lèng​shì

    see

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  • created sense approved 硬是 · yìng​shì · just — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硬是

    yìng​shì

    just

    Stubbornly or insistently; used when someone persists in an action or refusal despite persuasion or difficulty.

    硬 (literal) → 硬 · yìng · stubbornly 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · indeed

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 硬是 · yìng​shì · actually — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硬是

    yìng​shì

    actually

    Actually; really; manages to accomplish something difficult through sheer persistence or effort, or unexpectedly against common sense.

    硬 (literal) → 硬 · yìng · stubbornly 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · indeed

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 硬是 · yìng​shì · really — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硬是

    yìng​shì

    really

    Truly or definitely; used to emphasize a fact or quality

    硬 (literal) → 硬 · yìng · firm 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · indeed

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  • created sense approved 硬是 · yìng​shì · dead-set — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硬是

    yìng​shì

    dead-set

    A person who is dead-set or stubborn in their ways

    硬 (literal) → 硬 · yìng · firm 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · indeed

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    created sense