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执拗

zhí niùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
stubborn / willful / pigheaded / Taiwan pr. [zhíào]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

執拗 执拗 [zhi2 niu4] /stubborn; willful; pigheaded/Taiwan pr. [zhi2ao4]/

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Other forms in these source records: 執拗

  • 执
    zhí

    to execute (a plan) / to grasp

  • 拗
    ào

    (bound form) intractable / contrary / disobedient

    ǎo

    (dialect) to twist / to bend (in order to break sth or form it into a shape)

    niù

    stubborn / perverse / contrary

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.