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偏要
piānyào
Description
"偏要"的意思是明明别人不让你做，或者情况不适合，你却坚持要做。
"偏要" means insisting on doing something even when others forbid it or the situation is not suitable.
它常常带着一点固执或者反抗的语气。
It often carries a tone of stubbornness or defiance.
Meanings
偏要piānyào
insist on doing (against advice or expectation)
我叫他别去，他偏要去。
I told him not to go, but he insisted on going.
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Notes
- Etymology
偏 (contrary, deliberately) + 要 (want to), meaning to insist despite opposition.
- Nuance
shows stubborn defiance; stronger and more willful than plain 要.
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