铁生生

鐵生生

tiěshēngshēng

adjective

Meanings

1 stern and stiff
2 with a hard, forbidding air
3 grimly unyielding

Characters

Examples

他铁生生地站在门口，一句话也不说。

Tā tiěshēngshēng de zhàn zài ménkǒu, yī jù huà yě bù shuō.

He stood stiff-faced at the door, not saying a word.

老师铁生生的一张脸，吓得学生不敢抬头。

Lǎoshī tiěshēngshēng de yī zhāng liǎn, xià de xuéshēng bù gǎn táitóu.

The teacher's stern, iron face scared the students into keeping their heads down.

Tips

usage

Describes a face, manner, or attitude that is cold and unbending — iron-like. More about demeanor than content; you can be 铁生生 even when you're right.

Stroke Order

铁 tiě

生 shēng