棚棚硬

péngpéngyìng

adjective

Meanings

1 rigid and unyielding (of words or attitude)
2 stiffly uncompromising

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

态度别太棚棚硬，听听别人的意见。

Tàidù bié tài péngpéngyìng, tīngting biérén de yìjiàn.

Don't be so stiffly unyielding in your attitude; listen to what others think.

HSK 7-9

他说话棚棚硬，一点商量余地都没有。

Tā shuōhuà péngpéngyìng, yìdiǎn shāngliang yúdì dōu méiyǒu.

His words were rigidly uncompromising, leaving no room for discussion.

Tips

usage

Reduplicating 棚 intensifies the sense of being boarded up stiff. Used for tone and stance, not for physical hardness; for a hard object you'd say 硬邦邦.

Stroke Order

棚 péng

硬 yìng