硬是

yìngshì

actually (accomplish something extremely difficult), just; simply

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ying4 shi4

just, simply, stubbornly, really

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硬是

yìng shì

(方)

（实在是） actually; really:

民工们硬是打通了这座大山， 修成了隧道。 The peasant labourers really (actually) hewed a tunnel through that rocky mountain.

（就是） just; simply:

他硬是不认错。 He just would not admit his fault.

他们硬是要我讲得更详细点。 They were urgent with me for further particulars.

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硬是|硬是 [yìng shì] ► just ► simply ► stubbornly ► really