一根筋

yīgēnjīn
  1. stubborn
  2. inflexible
  3. one-track minded

CEDICT

stubborn; inflexible; rigid

Wiktionary

固执，不灵活，死板

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
2 根 gēn
  1. root
  2. basis
  3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. radical (chemistry)

classifier: 條
3 筋 jīn
  1. muscle
  2. tendon
  3. veins visible under the skin
  4. sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)

Related entries

㤘 zhòu (dialect) stubborn
一把死拿 yībǎsǐná
  1. stubborn
  2. inflexible
乖忤 guāiwǔ
  1. stubborn
  2. contrary
  3. disobedient
乖迕 guāiwǔ
  1. stubborn
  2. contrary
  3. disobedient
强 jiàng
  1. stubborn
  2. unyielding
多麼強的風啊！

What a strong wind!

Source: Tatoeba

拧 nìng stubborn
用擰檬汁代替醋。

Use lemon juice instead of vinegar.

Source: Tatoeba

死心眼儿 sǐxīnyǎnr
  1. stubborn
  2. obstinate
  3. having a one-track mind
认死扣儿 rènsǐkòur stubborn
固执 gùzhí
  1. obstinate
  2. stubborn
  3. to fixate on
  4. to cling to
汤姆挺固执的不是吗？

Tom is being quite obstinate, isn't he?

Source: Tatoeba

拘迂 jūyū
  1. inflexible
  2. stubborn
牛脾气 niúpíqi
  1. bullheadedness
  2. stubborn
刻板 kèbǎn
  1. stiff
  2. inflexible
  3. mechanical
  4. stubborn
  5. to cut blocks for printing
拘守 jūshǒu
  1. to hold tight
  2. to cling to
  3. to adhere
  4. stubborn
  5. to detain sb as prisoner
坚执 jiānzhí
  1. to persist
  2. to continue upholding
  3. to persevere
  4. to stick to sth
  5. stubborn
顽 wán
  1. mischievous
  2. obstinate
  3. to play
  4. stupid
  5. stubborn
  6. naughty
不圆通 bùyuántōng
  1. inflexible
  2. unaccommodating
呆板 dāibǎn
  1. stiff
  2. inflexible
  3. also pr. áibǎn
拘执 jūzhí
  1. rigid
  2. inflexible
死板 sǐbǎn
  1. rigid
  2. inflexible
我不是死板的。

I'm not inflexible.

Source: Tatoeba

硬性 yìngxìng
  1. rigid
  2. inflexible
  3. hard (drug)
僵直 jiāngzhí
  1. stiff
  2. rigid
  3. inflexible
古板 gǔbǎn
  1. outmoded
  2. old-fashioned
  3. inflexible
硬生生 yìngshēngshēng
  1. stiff
  2. rigid
  3. inflexible
  4. forcibly
迂腐 yūfǔ
  1. pedantic
  2. trite
  3. inflexible
  4. adherence to old ideas
死 sǐ
  1. to die
  2. impassable
  3. uncrossable
  4. inflexible
  5. rigid
  6. extremely
  7. damned
我想死

I want to die.

Source: Tatoeba

拘 jū
  1. to capture
  2. to restrain
  3. to constrain
  4. to adhere rigidly to
  5. inflexible