坚韧不拔 堅韌不拔 jiān rèn bù bá firm and indomitable (idiom) / tenacious and unyielding syn 刚强 剛強 gāng qiáng firm / unyielding syn 硬气 硬氣 yìng qì firm / unyielding / strong-willed syn 坚 堅 jiān strong / solid / firm / unyielding / resolute syn 一物降一物 yī wù xiáng yī wù lit. one object bests another object / every item has a weakness (idiom) / there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock 碱性岩 鹼性巖 jiǎn xìng yán basic rock / mafic rock (with less silicon and more magnesium, iron etc) 磐 pán firm / stable / rock syn 摇滚 搖滾 yáo gǔn rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off 滚石 滾石 gǔn shí Rock Records, Taiwanese record label / the Rolling Stones, British rock band / Rolling Stone (magazine) 摇滚乐 搖滾樂 yáo gǔn yuè rock music / rock 'n roll 碎石 suì shí gravel / crushed rock / rock debris 火成岩 huǒ chéng yán igneous rock (geology) / volcanic rock 深成岩 shēn chéng yán plutonic rock / abyssal rock 烏魯汝 wū lǔ rǔ Uluru, iconic large rock formation in central Australia, sacred to Aboriginals, a World Heritage Site / also known as Ayers Rock 超基性岩 chāo jī xìng yán ultrabasic rock (geology, rock containing less than 45 percent silicates) 乌鲁汝 烏魯汝 wū lǔ rǔ Uluru, iconic large rock formation in central Australia, sacred to Aboriginals, a World Heritage Site / also known as Ayers Rock 刚烈 剛烈 gāng liè resolute and upright in character / unyielding / staunch syn 傲骨 ào gǔ lofty and unyielding character syn 桀骜不驯 桀驁不馴 jié ào bù xùn arrogant and obstinate (idiom) / unyielding syn 坚强不屈 堅強不屈 jiān qiáng bù qū staunch and unyielding (idiom) / steadfast syn 亢直 kàng zhí upright and unyielding (literary) 强硬 強硬 qiáng yìng tough / unyielding / hard-line syn 正气 正氣 zhèng qì healthy atmosphere / moral spirit / unyielding integrity / probity / (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases) 不屈 bù qū unyielding / unbending syn 血性 xuè xìng brave / staunch / unyielding syn 骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character / courageous spirit / integrity / moral backbone syn 硬汉 硬漢 yìng hàn man of steel / unyielding, tough guy syn 不屈不挠 不屈不撓 bù qū bù náo unyielding / indomitable syn 傲 ào proud / arrogant / to despise / unyielding / to defy syn 挢 撟 jiǎo to raise / to lift / to pretend / counterfeit / unyielding / variant of 矯|矫[jiao3] / to correct 骾 gěng blunt / fish bones / unyielding 坚贞不渝 堅貞不渝 jiān zhēn bù yú unyielding integrity (idiom) / unwavering syn 强硬态度 強硬態度 qiáng yìng tài dù unyielding attitude 抗直 kàng zhí unyielding 欺霜傲雪 qī shuāng - ào xuě lit. cold-resistant (idiom) / fig. remaining strong in harsh conditions / resilient / unyielding 铁骨铮铮 鐵骨錚錚 tiě gǔ - zhēng zhēng (idiom) (of character) staunch / unyielding 前仰后合 前仰後合 qián yǎng hòu hé to sway to and fro / to rock back and forth syn 决心 決心 jué xīn determination / resolution / determined / firm and resolute / to make up one's mind / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 坚实 堅實 jiān shí firm and substantial / solid syn 稳健 穩健 wěn jiàn firm / stable and steady syn 坚挺 堅挺 jiān tǐng firm and upright / strong (of currency) syn 坚毅 堅毅 jiān yì firm and persistent / unswerving determination syn 堅毅 坚毅 jiān yì firm and persistent / unswerving determination 严明 嚴明 yán míng strict and impartial / firm syn 牢靠 láo kào firm and solid / robust / reliable syn 肥硕 肥碩 féi shuò fleshy (fruit) / plump / large and firm-fleshed (limbs, body) / stout syn 毅 yì firm and resolute / staunch syn 巩 鞏 gǒng (bound form) to fix in place / to make firm and secure 稳固持久和平协定 Agreement on a Firm and Lasting Peace 在中美洲实现稳固持久和平的程序 在中美洲實現穩固持久和平的程序 Procedure for the establishment of a firm and lasting peace in Central America / Esquipulas II Agreement 第二次埃斯基普拉斯会议协议 第二次埃斯基普拉斯會議協議 Procedure for the establishment of a firm and lasting peace in Central America / Esquipulas II Agreement 关于稳固持久和平的谈判时间表的协定 關於穩固持久和平的談判時間表的協定 Agreement on a Timetable for the Negotiation of a Firm and Lasting Peace 豆干 豆乾 dòu gān pressed tofu / dried tofu (ingredient of Chinese cuisine made by pressing, drying and flavoring tofu to produce a firm chewy block, typically cut into thin strips when preparing a dish) 左右为难 左右為難 zuǒ yòu wéi nán (idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma syn 招摇 招搖 zhāo yáo to rock back and forth / (fig.) to act ostentatiously / to brag / to show off syn 悬崖峭壁 懸崖峭壁 xuán yá qiào bì sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom) syn 巍然屹立 wēi rán yì lì to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom) / towering majestically / (of a person) to stand up against sb 磊 lěi lumpy / rock pile / uneven / fig. sincere / open and honest 左右两难 左右兩難 zuǒ yòu liǎng nán (idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma 前俯后仰 前俯後仰 qián fǔ hòu yǎng to rock one's body backward and forward / to be convulsed (with laughter etc) syn 悬崖绝壁 懸崖絕壁 xuán yá jué bì sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom) 硅铝质 硅鋁質 guī lǚ zhì sial rock (containing silicon and aluminium, so comparatively light, making continental plates) 铁镁质 鐵鎂質 tiě měi zhì mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates) 土石方 tǔ shí fāng excavated soil and rock / construction spoil 悬崖峭壁 懸崖峭壁 xuán yá - qiào bì (idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces syn 公司 gōng sī company / firm / corporation / CL:家[jia1] syn 企业 企業 qǐ yè company / firm / enterprise / corporation / CL:家[jia1] syn 认定 認定 rèn dìng to maintain (that sth is true) / to determine (a fact) / determination (of an amount) / of the firm opinion / to believe firmly / to set one's mind on / to identify with syn 坚决 堅決 jiān jué firm / resolute / determined syn 事务所 事務所 shì wù suǒ business office / firm 坚定 堅定 jiān dìng firm / steady / staunch / resolute syn 信仰 xìn yǎng to believe in (a religion) / firm belief / conviction syn 巩固 鞏固 gǒng gù to consolidate / to strengthen / firm / solid / stable syn 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth) syn 事业单位 事業單位 shì yè dān wèi public institution / (Tw) business enterprise / company / firm 律师事务所 律師事務所 lǜ shī shì wù suǒ law firm 牢固 láo gù firm / secure syn 坚固 堅固 jiān gù firm / firmly / hard / stable syn 死死 sǐ sǐ rigid / unwavering / unbendable / firm (hold on sth) / tenacious syn 商户 商戶 shāng hù merchant / trader / businessman / firm syn 果断 果斷 guǒ duàn firm / decisive syn 稳固 穩固 wěn gù stable / steady / firm / to stabilize syn 下定决心 下定決心 xià dìng jué xīn to make a firm resolution 狠心 hěn xīn callous / heartless / to resolve (to do sth) / firm resolve (as in 下狠心[xia4 hen3xin1]) syn 站稳 站穩 zhàn wěn to stand firm syn 正色 zhèng sè stern / grim / resolute / firm / unflinching / fundamental colors syn 老字号 老字號 lǎo zì hào shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation 扎扎实实 扎扎實實 zhā zha shí shí firm / solid / reliable / real / practical syn 周家 zhōu jiā the Zhou family (household, firm etc) / Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art 拍卖行 auctioneering firm 联想集团 聯想集團 lián xiǎng jí tuán Lenovo Group (PRC computer firm) 锐志 銳志 ruì zhì firm determination 个体户 個體戶 gè tǐ hù self-employed / a private firm (PRC usage) syn 雄浑 雄渾 xióng hún vigorous / firm / forceful syn 行 háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn 坚贞 堅貞 jiān zhēn firm / unswerving / loyal to the end syn 包销 包銷 bāo xiāo to have exclusive selling rights / to be the sole agent for a production unit or firm 稳当 穩當 wěn dang reliable / secure / stable / firm syn 行号 行號 háng hào (computing) (text file) line number / (data table or spreadsheet) row number / (Tw) unincorporated firm (typically a smaller business such as a sole proprietorship or partnership) 