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title: "Qiangying Meaning: 强硬 (qiángyìng) Means “tough”"
description: "强硬 (traditional 強硬, qiángyìng) means “tough; unyielding”. Hear its tones, see what 强 and 硬 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiangying"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 强硬 mean?

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强硬 qiángyìng

## tough; unyielding

## Its characters

1. 强 qiáng strong
2. 硬 yìng hard

## In a sentence

对方的态度很强硬。 The other side's attitude is very tough.

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## More words with 强 or 硬

- [坚强 jiānqiáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianqiang)
- [坚硬 jiānyìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianying)
- [加强 jiāqiáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaqiang)
- [勉强 miǎnqiǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mianqiang)
- [强大 qiángdà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiangda)
- [强调 qiángdiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiangdiao)
- [强度 qiángdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiangdu)
- [强化 qiánghuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianghua)
- [强劲 qiángjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiangjing)
- [强烈 qiángliè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianglie)

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