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顽固
wángù
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English Definitionstubborn; obstinate
Simplified Script顽固
Traditional Script頑固
Pinyinwángù
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄨㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)waan4gu3
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7
Word Decomposition
顽wánmischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty
固gùhard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly

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Words With Same Head Word    
顽意wányìentertainment; plaything
顽强wánqiángtenacious; hard to defeat
顽皮wánpínaughty
顽童wántóngurchin
顽疾wánjíineradicable disease; fig. deep-seated problem; perennial problem
Words With Same Tail Word    
巩固gǒnggùto consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen
凝固nínggùto freeze; to solidify; to congeal; fig. with rapt attention
坚固jiāngùfirm; firmly; hard; stable
牢固láogùfirm; secure
加固jiāgùto reinforce (a structure); to strengthen
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