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韧性

rèn xìng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 韌性

韧性 (rèn xìng) means "toughness". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 韧性 means

1. toughness

The characters in 韧性

• 韧rènannealed; pliable but strong; tough
• 性xìngnature; character; property

Example sentences

• 我凭韧性克服了困难。
  Wǒ píng rènxìng kèfú le kùnnan.
  I got over the difficulty with my characteristic tenacity.

Sounds the same

Read rèn xìng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 任性willful; headstrong; unruly

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