HSK 6 · Verbs

巩固 gǒnggù “to consolidate” in Chinese

Traditional 鞏固

What 巩固 means

  1. to consolidate
  2. to strengthen
  3. solid
  4. firm
  5. stable

How to say 巩固

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale巩gǒng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale固gù4th tone, falling

巩固 in a sentence

  1. 每天复习可以巩固学过的生词。

    Měitiān fùxí kěyǐ gǒnggù xué guo de shēngcí.

    Revising every day helps consolidate the new words you’ve learnt.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 做练习能巩固语法知识。

    Zuò liànxí néng gǒnggù yǔfǎ zhīshi.

    Doing exercises reinforces your grammar knowledge.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 巩固 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 巩 (gǒng) with each of its parts in a different colour
巩gǒngto fix in place; to make firm and secure
  • 工work · gōngSound part
  • 凡any · fánMeaning part

凡 hints at the meaning (any); 工 (gōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with gǒng.

The character 固 (gù) with each of its parts in a different colour
固gùhard
  • 囗enclosure · wéiMeaning part
  • 古old · gǔSound part

囗 hints at the meaning (enclosure); 古 (gǔ) hints at the sound. Compare it with gù.

How to write 巩固

巩 6 strokes · 固 8 strokes

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巩固 (gǒnggù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 巩固 (gǒnggù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 巩固

Words with 固

固定gùdìng · to fix固有gùyǒu · inherent固执gùzhí · stubborn坚固jiāngù · sturdy牢固láogù · firm顽固wángù · stubborn固体gùtǐ · solid (matter)凝固nínggù · to solidify固然gùrán · admittedly根深蒂固gēnshēndìgù · deep-rooted

More words: Common Verbs

隔离gélí · to isolate更正gēngzhèng · to correct跟随gēnsuí · to follow跟踪gēnzōng · to track攻击gōngjī · to attack攻克gōngkè · to capture贯彻guànchè · to implement关照guānzhào · to look after

FAQs

巩固 (gǒnggù) means “to consolidate” or “to strengthen”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it gǒnggù: gǒng with a 3rd tone, then gù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 巩固 is written 鞏固. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gonggu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 巩固 from the suggestions. Typing gonggu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
巩固 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.