HSK 6 · Adjectives

固执 gùzhí “stubborn” in Chinese

Traditional 固執

What 固执 means

  1. stubborn
  2. obstinate
  3. to fixate on
  4. to cling to

How to say 固执

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale固gù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale执zhí2nd tone, rising

固执 in a sentence

  1. 她很固执。

    Tā hěn gùzhí.

    She’s very obstinate.

    Sentence #829689 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 王小姐有一点固执，但是她还算是一个好学生。

    Wáng xiǎojiě yǒu yìdiǎn gùzhí, dànshì tā hái suànshì yí ge hǎo xuésheng.

    Miss Wang is a bit stubborn, but she’s still a fairly good student.

    Sentence #1565719 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 固执 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 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.

The character 执 (zhí) with each of its parts in a different colour
执zhíto execute
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒu
  • 丸ball · wán

How to write 固执

固 8 strokes · 执 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 固执

Words with 固

固定gùdìng · to fix巩固gǒnggù · to consolidate固有gùyǒu · inherent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

Words with 执

执照zhízhào · licence执着zhízhuó · persistent执行zhíxíng · to carry out

More words: Adjectives

孤立gūlì · isolated过度guòdù · excessive果断guǒduàn · decisive固有gùyǒu · inherent含糊hánhu · vague罕见hǎnjiàn · rare豪迈háomài · bold和蔼hé'ǎi · kindly

FAQs

固执 (gùzhí) means “stubborn” or “obstinate”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it gùzhí: gù with a 4th tone, then zhí with a 2nd 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, 固执 is written 固執. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guzhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 固执 from the suggestions. Typing guzhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
固执 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.