生硬

shēngyìng

adjective HSK 7-9 #24,940

Meanings

他的中文说得很生硬。

Tā de Zhōngwén shuō de hěn shēngyìng.

His Chinese sounds very stiff and unnatural.

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