🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

坚固的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiāngù de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sturdy/ˈstɜːrdi/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"我们需要一张坚固的桌子。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    (Of a person or their body) strongly and solidly built.

    "He was a man of sturdy build, capable of heavy labor."
  2. 2

    (Of an object) strongly made; capable of withstanding rough treatment.

    "We need a sturdy table that can hold all the heavy equipment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Middle English sturdi, from Old French esturdi 'heedless, reckless, giddy', later 'brave, strong, stern', from esturdier 'to stun, daze'.

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