Hanzi

固

hard/strong/solid/sure/assuredly/undoubtedly/of course/indeed/admittedly

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

gù

Bopomofo

ㄍㄨˋ

Jyutping

gu3

Example sentences

固執 / 固执 gùzhí
他性格固執，很難聽進別人的意見。
他性格固执，很难听进别人的意见。

He has a stubborn personality and finds it hard to listen to others' opinions.

固定 gùdìng
他有一份固定的工作。

He has a fixed job.

鐵絲 / 铁丝 tiěsī
他用鐵絲把柵欄固定住了。
他用铁丝把栅栏固定住了。

He fixed the fence with iron wire.

凝固 nínggù
水在零度以下會凝固成冰。
水在零度以下会凝固成冰。

Water solidifies into ice below zero degrees.

加固 jiāgù
為了防範颱風，村民們加固了房屋的窗戶。
为了防范台风，村民们加固了房屋的窗户。

To prepare for the typhoon, villagers reinforced the windows of their houses.

堤 dī
洪水爆發時，村民們合力加固了河堤。
洪水爆发时，村民们合力加固了河堤。

When the flood broke out, the villagers worked together to reinforce the river embankment.

固 gù
工人把鬆動的欄杆加固，避免行人受傷。
工人把松动的栏杆加固，避免行人受伤。

The workers reinforced the loose railing to prevent pedestrians from getting hurt.

Example Vocabulary

固執

gu4'zhi2

stubborn; persistent; to cling to

固定

gu4'ding4

fixed; stable

膽固醇

dan3'gu4'chun2

凝固

ning2'gu4

to solidify; to freeze

加固

jiāgù

to reinforce; to strengthen; to consolidate

固

gu4

solid; firm; to strengthen; firmly; originally; granted

固件

固化

gu4'hua4

固原

固原市

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