固

固 [gù] 形

1. ■ （结实; 牢固; 坚硬） firm; hard; solid:

坚固 strong;

稳固 firm; stable;

本固枝荣。 When the root is firm, the branches flourish.

副

1. ■ （坚决地; 坚定地） firmly; resolutely:

固请 firmly invite;

固辞 resolutely refuse; firmly decline

2. ■ [书] （本来; 原本） originally; in the first place; as a matter of course:

固当如此。 It is just as it should be.

3. ■ [书] （固然） certainly; admittedly; assuredly:

乘车固可， 乘船亦无不可。 Admittedly we can make the journey by train, but there is no harm in our travelling by boat.

动

1. ■ （使坚固） solidify; consolidate; strengthen:

固堤 strengthen the dyke

2. ■ [书] （保卫; 防御） defend:

固国不以山溪之险。 It's not high mountains and deep valleys that best serve to defend a country.

名

1. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

固乘 Gu Cheng