(idiom) unwilling to let go; like a dog with a bone; dogged
trad. 緊咬不放
Also written 緊咬不放【jǐn yǎo bù fàng】
Characters in this word
4紧
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tight, strict, close at hand, near, urgent, tense, hard up, short of money, to tighten
- Pinyin
- jǐn
- Traditional
- 緊
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 4219 of 2500
咬
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to bite, to nip
- Pinyin
- yǎo
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 1718 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
放
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to put, to place, to release, to free, to let go, to let out, to set off (fireworks)
- Pinyin
- fàng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 392 of 2500