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强

qiáng

HSK 5 Character Traditional 強

What 强 means

1. strong
2. powerful
3. better
4. slightly more than
5. vigorous
6. violent
7. best in their category, e.g. see {百强|bǎi qiáng}

Other readings

强 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jiàngstubborn; unyielding
• qiǎngto force; to compel; to strive
• Qiángsurname Qiang
• qiángvariant of {强|qiáng}
• jiàngvariant of {强|jiàng}
• qiǎngvariant of {强|qiǎng}

Example sentences

• 弱肉强食。
  Ruòròuqiángshí.
  The weak are food for the strong.
• 他很强壮。
  He's strong.
• 马比鹿强。
  Horses are stronger than deer.
• 他比你强壮。
  He's stronger than you.
• 强宾不压主。
  A guest should not try to make himself superior to the host.
• 你确实很强。
  You are truly very strong.

Words starting with 强

• 强烈qiáng lièstrong; intense
• 强调qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
• 强迫qiǎng pòto compel; to force
• 强制qiáng zhìto force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory; Taiwan pr. qiǎng zhì
• 强大qiáng dàbig and strong; formidable; powerful
• 强化qiáng huàto strengthen; to intensify
• 强行qiáng xíngto do sth by force; Taiwan pr. qiǎng xíng
• 强奸qiáng jiānto rape
• 强度qiáng dùstrength; intensity
• 强盗qiáng dàoto rob (with force); bandit; robber
• 强劲qiáng jìngstrong; powerful; robust
• 强硬qiáng yìngtough; unyielding; hard-line
• 强势qiáng shìstrong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic
• 强国qiáng guópowerful country; great power
• 强壮qiáng zhuàngstrong; sturdy; robust
• 强力qiáng lìpowerful
• 强忍qiǎng rěnto resist (with great difficulty)
• 强暴qiáng bàoviolent; to rape
• 强有力qiáng yǒu lìstrong; forceful
• 强加qiáng jiāto impose; to force upon
• 强悍qiáng hàntough; strong; formidable
• 强求qiǎng qiúto insist on; to demand; to impose
• 强权qiáng quánpower; might
• 强项qiáng xiàngkey strength; strong suit; specialty

Words containing 强

• 坚强jiān qiángstaunch; strong
• 勉强miǎn qiǎngto do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant
• 顽强wán qiángtenacious; hard to defeat
• 加强jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
• 增强zēng qiángto increase; to strengthen
• 倔强jué jiàngstubborn; obstinate; unbending
• 自强zì qiángto strive for self-improvement
• 要强yào qiángeager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded
• 富强fù qiángrich and powerful
• 列强liè qiángthe Great Powers (history)
• 女强人nǚ qiáng rénsuccessful career woman; able woman
• 高强gāo qiángexcellent; outstanding
• 刚强gāng qiángfirm; unyielding
• 牵强qiān qiǎngfar-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning)
• 自强不息zì qiáng bù xīto strive unremittingly; self-improvement
• 好强hào qiángeager to be first
• 逞强chěng qiángto show off; to try to be brave
• 身强力壮shēn qiáng lì zhuàngstrong and vigorous; sturdy; robust
• 差强人意chā qiáng rén yì(idiom) just passable; barely satisfactory
• 弱肉强食ruò ròu qiáng shí(lit.) the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); (fig.) the law of the jungle
• 小强Xiǎo Qiáng(slang) cockroach…
• 联合自强lián hé zì qiángto combine together for self-improvement; joint movement for self-strengthening
• 自强自立zì qiáng zì lìto strive for self-improvement
• 自立自强zì lì zì qiángto be self-reliant

Characters that look like 强

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 错cuòmistake; wrong; bad
• 握wòto hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control
• 慑shè(bound form) to fear; to be cowed; (bound form) to frighten; to intimidate; Taiwan pr. zhé
• 摒bìngto discard; to get rid of
• 惬qiè(literary) satisfied; content
• 愠yùnindignant; feel hurt

Sounds the same

Read qiáng, tone for tone, but written differently.

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• 嫱female court officials
• 樯boom; mast
• 廧wall
• 丬"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片
• 蔃cigarette (slang) (Cantonese)