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固执
gùzhí
Main
English Definitionobstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to
Simplified Script固执
Traditional Script固執
Pinyingùzhí, also pr. gùzhi
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄍㄨˋ ㄓˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gu3zap1
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=7
Word Decomposition
hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly
zhíto execute (a plan); to grasp

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Words With Same Head Word    
固定gùdìngto fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular
固然gùránadmittedly (it's true that...)
固有gùyǒuintrinsic to something; inherent; native
固体gùtǐsolid
固守gùshǒuto strongly defend one's position; to be entrenched; to cling to
Words With Same Tail Word    
争执zhēngzhíto dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle
偏执piānzhíprejudice; bigotry
回执huízhíreceipt (written acknowledgement of receipt of an item)
坚执jiānzhíto persist; to continue upholding; to persevere; to stick to something; stubborn
择善固执zé shàn gùzhíto choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
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