偏执

偏執
piānzhí
adjective #8,958

Meanings

  1. 1 paranoid; obsessive
  2. 2 stubborn; rigid in one's views

Examples

HSK 2
Bié nàme piānzhí, tīngting biérén de yìjiàn.
Don't be so rigid - listen to others' opinions.
HSK 7-9
Tā duì gōngzuò yǒu yī zhǒng jìnhū piānzhí de zhuīqiú.
He has an almost obsessive pursuit of his work.
HSK 7-9
Piānzhíxíng réngé zhàng'ài shì yī zhǒng xīnlǐ jíbìng.
Paranoid personality disorder is a psychological illness.

Tips

usage
偏执 can be neutral or negative. In psychology, it means 'paranoid' (偏执型). In everyday speech, it often describes someone who's extremely stubborn or single-mindedly obsessive about something - sometimes admiringly (like a perfectionist).

Stroke Order

piān
zhí