顽石 (wán dàn) — a large stone; boulder
Definition
Literary word for a hard, unyielding boulder — 顽 emphasizes the stone's stubborn, unmalleable quality, often used figuratively for a person of fixed mind. Plain 'boulder' is simply 巨石 or 大石头.
noun
a large stoneboulder
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 顽石。Shān lù páng yǒu xǔ duō jù dà de wán dàn.There are many huge boulders beside the mountain path.
- 顽石。Zhè kuài wán dàn de xíng zhuàng hěn xiàng yí gè rén.The shape of this boulder looks a lot like a person.
- 顽石。Tā yí gè rén bān bú dòng nà me dà de wán dàn.He can't move such a big boulder by himself.
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