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硬着头皮

yìng zhe tóu pí

4-character word Traditional 硬著頭皮

What 硬着头皮 means

1. to brace oneself to do sth
2. to put a bold face on it
3. to summon up courage
4. to force oneself to

The characters in 硬着头皮

• 硬yìnghard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly
• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering

Example sentences

• 硬着头皮。
  Yìngzhetóupí.
  Bite the bullet.
• 我硬着头皮去了。
  Wǒ yìngzhetóupí qù le.
  I mustered up my courage and went there.