固执己见

固執己見

gùzhí-jǐjiàn

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

HSK 2

他固执己见，完全不听别人的意见。

Tā gùzhí-jǐjiàn, wánquán bù tīng biérén de yìjiàn.

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

HSK 4

领导固执己见，导致项目失败。

Lǐngdǎo gùzhí-jǐjiàn, 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 with a negative connotation. It implies unwillingness to consider other perspectives, often to one's detriment. Compare 坚持己见, 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