勉强 勉強
勉强 勉強 miǎn qiǎng ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄤˇ min5 koeng5 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4 流利級 · Level 5
- to do with difficulty
- to force sb to do sth
- reluctant
- barely enough
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勉
- 互勉 hù miǎn ㄏㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ wu6 min5 to encourage each other
- 勉力 miǎn lì ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ min5 lik6 to strive
- 勉励 勉勵 miǎn lì ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ min5 lai6 to encourage
- 勉县 勉縣 Miǎn Xiàn ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ min5 jyun6 Mian County or Mianxian, a county in Hanzhong City 汉中市, Shaanxi
- 勤勉 qín miǎn ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ kan4 min5 diligence
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- 劝勉 勸勉 quàn miǎn ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ hyun3 min5 to advise
- 自勉 zì miǎn ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ zi6 min5 to encourage oneself
- 规勉 規勉 guī miǎn ㄍㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄢˇ kwai1 min5 to advise and encourage
- 勉力而为 勉力而為 miǎn lì ér wéi ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ min5 lik6 ji4 wai4 to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
- 勉勉强强 勉勉強強 miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄤˇ min5 min5 koeng5 koeng5 to achieve with difficulty
- 勉为其难 勉為其難 miǎn wéi qí nán ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ min5 wai4 kei4 naan4 to tackle a difficult job (idiom)
强 強
- 倔强 倔強 jué jiàng ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ gwat6 koeng5 stubborn; obstinate; unbending
- 刚强 剛強 gāng qiáng ㄍㄤ ㄑㄧㄤˊ gong1 koeng4 firm; unyielding
- 加强 加強 jiā qiáng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ gaa1 koeng4 to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
- 坚强 堅強 jiān qiáng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄤˊ gin1 koeng4 staunch
- 增强 增強 zēng qiáng ㄗㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ zang1 koeng4 to increase
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- 富强 富強 fù qiáng ㄈㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ fu3 koeng4 rich and powerful
- 强人 強人 qiáng rén ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ koeng4 jan4 (politics) strongman
- 强占 強佔 qiáng zhàn ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄢˋ koeng4 zim3 to occupy by force
- 强制 強制 qiáng zhì ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓˋ koeng5 zai3 to force; to compel; to coerce
- 强加 強加 qiáng jiā ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ koeng5 gaa1 to impose
- 强劲 強勁 qiáng jìng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ koeng4 ging6 strong
- 强势 強勢 qiáng shì ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄕˋ koeng4 sai3 strong
- 强化 強化 qiáng huà ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ koeng4 faa3 to strengthen
- 强壮 強壯 qiáng zhuàng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ koeng4 zong3 strong
- 强大 強大 qiáng dà ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ koeng4 daai6 big and strong; formidable; powerful
- 强度 強度 qiáng dù ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄨˋ koeng4 dou6 strength
- 强权 強權 qiáng quán ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ koeng4 kyun4 power
- 强求 強求 qiǎng qiú ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ koeng5 kau4 to insist on; to demand; to impose
- 强烈 強烈 qiáng liè ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ koeng4 lit6 strong; intense
- 强盗 強盜 qiáng dào ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ koeng4 dou6 to rob (with force)
Idioms with these characters
- 兵强马壮 兵強馬壯 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄨㄤˋ bing1 koeng4 maa5 zong3 lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
- 不畏强暴 不畏強暴 bù wèi qiáng bào ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄠˋ bat1 wai3 koeng4 bou6 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
- 不畏强权 不畏強權 bù wèi qiáng quán ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ bat1 wai3 koeng4 kyun4 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
Show 7 more idioms with 强 強
- 差强人意 差強人意 chā qiáng rén yì ㄔㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ caa1 koeng5 jan4 ji3 (idiom) just passable
- 锄强扶弱 鋤強扶弱 chú qiáng fú ruò ㄔㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ co4 koeng4 fu4 joek6 to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
- 发奋图强 發奮圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better
- 发愤图强 發憤圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
- 富国强兵 富國強兵 fù guó qiáng bīng ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄥ fu3 gwok3 koeng4 bing1 lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times
- 扶弱抑强 扶弱抑強 fú ruò yì qiáng ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ fu4 joek6 jik1 koeng4 to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
- 坚强不屈 堅強不屈 jiān qiáng bù qū ㄐㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ gin1 koeng4 bat1 wat1 staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 勉强 勉強 签 簽 了 文件 。
Tom reluctantly signed the papers.
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他 勉强 勉強 地 通过 通過 了 考试 考試 。
He barely passed the examination.
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她 勉强 勉強 能 自己 煮 晚餐 吃 。
She was able to cook herself dinner, after a fashion.
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他 勉强 勉強 同意 了 我 的 建议 建議 。
He reluctantly agreed to my proposal.
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这些 這些 日子 我们 我們 勉强 勉強 糊口 。
We lived from hand to mouth in those days.
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