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gāng
HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. hard
  2. 2. firm
  3. 3. strong
  4. 4. just
  5. 5. barely
  6. 6. exactly

Example Sentences

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吃完。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1878330)

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Words Containing 刚

刚架
gāng jià

rigid frame

刚强
gāng qiáng

firm

金刚座
jīn gāng zuò

Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva)

刚体转动
gāng tǐ zhuǎn dòng

rigid rotation

刚性
gāng xìng

rigidity

阳刚
yáng gāng

manly

刚烈
gāng liè

resolute and upright in character

金刚杵
jīn gāng chǔ

vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)

柔能克刚
róu néng kè gāng

lit. the soft can subdue the hard

刚毅
gāng yì

resolute

刚毅木讷
gāng yì mù nè

resolute and taciturn (idiom)

刚察
gāng chá

Gangcha County (Tibetan: rkang tsha rdzong) in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

刚体
gāng tǐ

rigid body

刚度
gāng dù

stiffness

刚巧
gāng qiǎo

by chance

金刚石
jīn gāng shí

diamond

天刚亮
tiān gāng liàng

daybreak

刚果河
gāng guǒ hé

Congo River

刚察县
gāng chá xiàn

Gangcha County (Tibetan: rkang tsha rdzong) in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

金刚山
jīn gāng shān

Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea

金刚怒目
jīn gāng nù mù

to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity (idiom)

变形金刚
biàn xíng jīn gāng

Transformers (franchise)

金刚砂
jīn gāng shā

carborundum

刚朵拉
gāng duǒ lā

see 貢多拉|贡多拉[gòng duō lā]

刚健
gāng jiàn

energetic

曹刚川
cáo gāng chuān

Cao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army leader

刚直
gāng zhí

upright and outspoken

刚柔并济
gāng róu bìng jì

to couple strength and gentleness (idiom)

刚玉
gāng yù

corundum (mineral)

吴永刚
wú yǒng gāng

Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director

刚愎
gāng bì

headstrong

刚才
gāng cái

just now

刚果
gāng guǒ

Congo

刚劲
gāng jìng

vigorous

以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng

to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)

刚好
gāng hǎo

just

刚正不阿
gāng zhèng bù ē

upright and plainspoken

金刚鹦鹉
jīn gāng yīng wǔ

macaw

刚正
gāng zhèng

honest

金刚总持
jīn gāng zǒng chí

Vajradhara

翟志刚
zhái zhì gāng

Zhai Zhigang (1966-), Chinese astronaut

丈二金刚摸不着头脑
zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

see 丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚,摸不着头脑[zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo]

金刚手菩萨
jīn gāng shǒu pú sà

Vajrapani Bodhisattva

刚毛
gāng máo

bristle

刚一
gāng yī

to be just about to

刚刚
gāng gang

just recently

血气方刚
xuè qì fāng gāng

full of sap (idiom); young and vigorous

刚果民主共和国
gāng guǒ mín zhǔ gòng hé guó

Democratic Republic of Congo

刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng

obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)

金刚
jīn gāng

King Kong

外刚内柔
wài gāng nèi róu

soft on the inside despite one's hard shell

金刚萨埵
jīn gāng sà duǒ

Vajrasattva

金刚狼
jīn gāng láng

Wolverine, comic book superhero