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坚强

jiān qiáng

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 堅強

坚强 (jiān qiáng) means "staunch". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 坚强 means

1. staunch
2. strong

The characters in 坚强

• 坚jiānstrong; solid; firm
• 强qiángstrong; powerful; better

Example sentences

• 我不够坚强。
  I wasn't strong enough.
• 她是一个性格坚强的女人。
  Tā shì yī gè xìnggé jiānqiáng de nǚrén.
  She's a woman of strong character.
• 生活很困难，但我更坚强。
  Life is hard, but I am harder.
• 他很坚强，不会那么容易灰心。
  Tā hěn jiānqiáng, bù huì nàme róngyì huīxīn.
  He won't be easily discouraged, because he's a tough guy.
• 他很坚强，不会那幺容易灰心。
  He won't be easily discouraged, because he's a tough guy.
• 她看起来可能有点畏首畏尾的，但她的意志其实十分坚强。
  Tā kànqǐlai kěnéng yǒudiǎn wèishǒuwèiwěi de, dàn tā de yìzhì qíshí shífēn jiānqiáng.
  She seems timid, but she's actually a strong-willed person.

Words starting with 坚强

• 坚强不屈jiān qiáng bù qūstaunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast

Where 坚强 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Courage, Determination & Hardship (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jiān qiáng correctly.
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