固执己见

固執己見

gùzhíjǐjiàn

idiom #23,077

Meanings

1 to stubbornly stick to one's own views
2 to persist obstinately in one's opinion
3 pigheaded

Characters

firm; stubborn; solid

to hold on to; to persist

view; opinion; to see

Examples

他固执己见，完全不听别人的意见。

Tā gùzhíjǐjiàn, wánquán bù tīng biérén de yìjiàn.

He stubbornly clung to his own views and refused to listen to others.

领导固执己见，导致项目失败。

Lǐngdǎo gùzhíjǐjiàn, dǎozhì xiàngmù shībài.

The leader's obstinate adherence to his own views led to the project's failure.

Tips

usage

固执己见 is a four-character chengyu (成语) with a negative connotation. It implies unwillingness to consider other perspectives, often to one's detriment. Compare 坚持己见 (jiānchí jǐjiàn), which can be more neutral — 'to maintain one's position' without the same stubbornness implied.

Stroke Order

固 gù

执 zhí

己 jǐ

见 jiàn