固执
Traditional: 固執
gù zhí HSK 6

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📚 Example Sentences

他非常固执,不听劝告。
Tā fēicháng gùzhi, bù tīng quàngào.
He is very stubborn and won't listen to advice.
她的固执性格影响了决定。
Tā de gùzhi xìnggé yǐngxiǎng le juédìng.
Her obstinate personality affected the decision.
固执己见会导致失败。
Gùzhi jǐjiàn huì dǎozhì shībài.
Being stubborn about one's own views can lead to failure.
他很固执。
Tā hěn gùzhi.
He is very stubborn.
她固执己见。
Tā gùzhi jǐjiàn.
She sticks to her own views.

💡 Memory Tip

Break the characters: 固 (gù) means 'solid' or 'firm,' and 执 (zhí) means 'to hold' or 'to persist.' Think of someone holding their ground so firmly that they become 'solidly persistent'—stubborn.

📝 Usage Notes

This word is used in both spoken and written Chinese, across formal and informal contexts. It is commonly applied when describing someone's character or behavior in situations like arguments, decision-making, or resisting change. It typically carries a critical tone.

📖 Grammar Points

Often used as a predicate adjective (e.g., 他很固执) or as an attributive (e.g., 固执的性格). It can be modified by degree adverbs like 很, 太, 非常. The structure 固执地 + verb is also common (e.g., 固执地坚持).

🏯 Cultural Notes

In Chinese culture, while persistence is valued, being overly 固执 is generally viewed negatively as it disrupts harmony and hinders cooperation. It is often associated with older generations or authority figures refusing to adapt.

🔄 Similar Words

Similar to 顽固 (wángù), which is stronger and implies deep-rooted, inflexible stubbornness, often in beliefs or habits. 固执 focuses more on a person's general attitude of refusing to listen. 倔强 (juéjiàng) means 'stubborn' but can have a slightly more neutral or even admiring tone of determination.

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