<p>硬 here connotes <em>forcefully, without any tactics and etc.</em> </p>

<p>硬捉 means <em>to capture/seize/catch merely by force, without any tactics.</em></p>

<p>So, </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>看来，硬捉是不行的，不如换个方法！ </p>
  
  <p>Looks like, the way of capturing forcefully (without any tactics) wouldn't work, so we might as well change/turn to another way.  </p>
</blockquote>

<p>The synonym of 硬 in this context can be 强. </p>

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dan
<p>Generally, 软 mean <strong>soft</strong> and 硬 means <strong>hard</strong>, also there are other extended meanings, like the idiom, 吃软不吃硬 literally meaning: prefer eating soft (tender method/attitude) rather than hard (tough method/attitude), meaning: (one could only) succumb to tender attitude but not tough attitude. 硬捉是不行的: It is infeasible to catch him toughly, or, It is infeasible to catch him directly.</p>

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xenophōn
<p>硬 in here means hard way , so 硬捉 means hard way to catch </p>

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Ray
<p>红孩儿 thinks 唐僧 tastes nice. He wants to eat him, but 孙悟空 is onto him. Leaving aside the important question of how he knows 唐僧的味道好, what does this 硬 mean?</p>

<p>看来，硬捉是不行的，不如换个方法！ </p>

<p>I'd like to translate: 硬捉 directly grab him, just grab him，but I don't find these meanings for 硬。</p>

<p>硬：hard, strong, tough, firm, obstinate.</p>

<p>Is there another Chinese word which could replace 硬 here?</p>

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What exactly does 硬 mean here?
# What exactly does 硬 mean here?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-25)

红孩儿 thinks 唐僧 tastes nice. He wants to eat him, but 孙悟空 is onto him. Leaving aside the important question of how he knows 唐僧的味道好, what does this 硬 mean?

看来，硬捉是不行的，不如换个方法！

I'd like to translate: 硬捉 directly grab him, just grab him，but I don't find these meanings for 硬。

硬：hard, strong, tough, firm, obstinate.

Is there another Chinese word which could replace 硬 here?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-06-25. Score: 6

硬 here connotes *forcefully, without any tactics and etc.*

硬捉 means *to capture/seize/catch merely by force, without any tactics.*

So,

> 看来，硬捉是不行的，不如换个方法！
>
> Looks like, the way of capturing forcefully (without any tactics) wouldn't work, so we might as well change/turn to another way.

The synonym of 硬 in this context can be 强.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-06-26. Score: 1

Generally, 软 mean **soft** and 硬 means **hard**, also there are other extended meanings, like the idiom, 吃软不吃硬 literally meaning: prefer eating soft (tender method/attitude) rather than hard (tough method/attitude), meaning: (one could only) succumb to tender attitude but not tough attitude. 硬捉是不行的: It is infeasible to catch him toughly, or, It is infeasible to catch him directly.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-06-27. Score: 1

硬 in here means hard way , so 硬捉 means hard way to catch


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