生硬

shēngyìng

adjective HSK 7-9 #24,940

Meanings

HSK 2

他的中文说得很生硬。

Tā de Zhōngwén shuō de hěn shēngyìng.

His Chinese sounds very stiff and unnatural.

HSK 4

这篇文章的翻译太生硬了。

Zhè piān wénzhāng de fānyì tài shēngyìng le.

The translation of this article is too stiff.

usage

生硬 describes something that lacks naturalness or fluidity - language, movements, attitudes, or transitions.

memory

生 (raw/uncooked) + 硬 (hard) - raw and hard, like an unripe fruit, i.e. stiff and unnatural.

生 shēng

硬 yìng