硬生生

yìngshēngshēng

adverb

Meanings

HSK 6

一场大雨把比赛硬生生地中断了。

Yī chǎng dàyǔ bǎ bǐsài yìngshēngshēng de zhōngduàn le.

A downpour brought the match to an abrupt halt.

HSK 7-9

她硬生生把眼泪憋了回去。

Tā yìngshēngshēng bǎ yǎnlèi biē le huíqù.

She forced the tears back down.

HSK 7-9

他硬生生地把那句话咽了下去。

Tā yìngshēngshēng de bǎ nà jù huà yàn le xiàqù.

He forced himself to swallow the words.

usage

Marks an action done against the grain - by force, suddenly, or stiffly. Usually adverbial before a verb (硬生生地 + V, or 把 … 硬生生 V).

硬 yìng

生 shēng