一根筋
yī gēn jīn
Pinyin

Definition

一根筋
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yī gēn jīn
  1. stubborn
  2. inflexible
  3. one-track minded

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
一一
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another
一下子
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
一些
yī xiē
  1. 1 some
  2. 2 a few
  3. 3 a little
  4. 4 (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一共
yī gòng
  1. 1 altogether
一再
yī zài
  1. 1 repeatedly
一切
yī qiè
  1. 1 everything
  2. 2 every
  3. 3 all
一半
yī bàn
  1. 1 half
一同
yī tóng
  1. 1 along
  2. 2 together
一味
yī wèi
  1. 1 blindly
  2. 2 invariably
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一大早
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
一定
yī dìng
  1. 1 surely
  2. 2 certainly
  3. 3 necessarily
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 a certain (extent etc)
  6. 6 given
  7. 7 particular
  8. 8 must
一心
yī xīn
  1. 1 wholeheartedly
  2. 2 heart and soul
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help
一旦
yī dàn
  1. 1 in case (sth happens)
  2. 2 if
  3. 3 once (sth happens, then...)
  4. 4 when
  5. 5 in a short time
  6. 6 in one day

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng
  1. 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. each person has his own position
  3. 3 each to his own
  4. 4 horses for courses
  5. 5 every kettle has its lid
一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
  1. 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
  1. 1 a tiny bit (idiom)
  2. 2 an iota
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一呼百诺
yī hū bǎi nuò
  1. 1 one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call

Sample Sentences

啊呀，你真是一根筋。我们这期不爆料，不等于一辈子不爆呀。见机行事嘛。
āyā ，nǐ zhēnshì yīgēnjīn 。wǒmen zhè qī bù bàoliào ，bù děngyú yībèizi bù bào yā 。jiànjīxíngshì ma 。
Agh, you are really stubborn. We're not going to release this story this time, but that doesn't mean we'll never release it. We have to do what the circumstances dictate.
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嗯，小老鼠的造型太可爱了，还一根筋地想当法国大厨，最后终于美梦成真了。不仅情节有趣，许多对白也发人深思。风景和音乐也非常迷人。
ng4 ，xiǎolǎoshǔ de zàoxíng tài kěài le ，hái yīgēnjīn de xiǎng dāng Fǎguó dàchú ，zuìhòu zhōngyú měimèngchéngzhēn le 。bùjǐn qíngjié yǒuqù ，xǔduō duìbái yě fārénshēnsī 。fēngjǐng hé yīnyuè yě fēicháng mírén 。
Oh, the little mouse is so cute! He wants so badly to be a French chef, and in the end his beautiful dream comes true. Not only is the plot interesting, a lot of the dialogue makes you think. The scenery and music are also really good.
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你怎么回事？怎么老是一根筋地做事。
nǐ zěnme huí shì ？zěnme lǎoshi yīgēnjīn de zuòshì 。
What's wrong with you? How come you are always so set in your ways?
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一根筋
yīgēnjīn
inflexible
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是的。我的概念比较超前，很多人不相信。可是我比较一根筋，别人不投资，我就自己干！
shì de 。wǒ de gàiniàn bǐjiào chāoqián ，hěn duō rén bù xiāngxìn 。kěshì wǒ bǐjiào yīgēnjīn ，biérén bù tóuzī ，wǒ jiù zìjǐ gàn ！
Yes. My concept was comparatively ahead of its time, a lot of people didn't believe in it. However, I'm quite a stubborn person. If others didn't want to invest, I would do it on my own!
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我一根筋嘛！现在我们有商家的交易网站，也有个人拍卖网站。我想把这些做到最好。
wǒ yīgēnjīn ma ！xiànzài wǒmen yǒu shāngjiā de jiāoyì wǎngzhàn ，yě yǒu gèrén pāimài wǎngzhàn 。wǒ xiǎng bǎ zhèxiē zuò dào zuì hǎo 。
Because I'm stubborn! We currently have a B2B transaction website, we also have an auction website. We want to make these the best they can be.
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