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固执

gù zhí

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 固執

固执 (gù zhí) means "obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 固执 means

1. obstinate
2. stubborn
3. to fixate on
4. to cling to

The characters in 固执

• 固gùhard; strong; solid
• 执zhíto execute (a plan); to grasp

Example sentences

• 她很固执。
  Tā hěn gùzhí.
  She's very obstinate.
• 汤姆挺固执的不是吗？
  Tāng mǔ tǐng gùzhi de bù shì ma?
  Tom is being quite obstinate, isn't he?
• 王小姐有一点固执，但是她还算是一个好学生。
  Wáng xiǎojie yǒuyīdiǎn gùzhí, dànshì tā hái suànshì yī gè hàoxué shēng.
  Miss Wang has a trace of obstinacy in her, but she is still a good student.

Words starting with 固执

• 固执己见gù zhí jǐ jiànto persist in one's views

Words containing 固执

• 择善固执zé shàn gù zhíto choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)

Where 固执 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · gòu–gù (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read gù zhí correctly.
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