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硬是

yìng shì

2-character word

What 硬是 means

1. just
2. simply
3. stubbornly
4. really

The characters in 硬是

• 硬yìnghard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…

Sounds the same

Read yìng shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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