qiáng

strong, powerful, energetic

HSK 5 #292

DEFINITIONS

强 qiáng
  • surname Qiang
  • strong
  • powerful
  • better
  • slightly more than
  • vigorous
  • violent
  • best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]
  • variant of 強|强[qiang2]
强 qiǎng
  • to force
  • to compel
  • to strive
  • to make an effort
  • variant of 強|强[qiang3]
强 jiàng
  • stubborn
  • unyielding
  • variant of 強|强[jiang4]

STROKES

WORDS

有力 qiáng yǒu lì strong; forceful
加 qiáng jiā to impose; to force upon
化 qiáng huà to strengthen; to intensify
人 nǚ qiáng rén successful career woman; able woman
健 qiáng jiàn sturdy
qiān qiǎng far-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning)
chěng qiáng to show off; to try to be brave
先下手为 xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
求 qiǎng qiú to insist on; to demand; to impose
奸罪 qiáng jiān zuì rape
人意 chā qiáng rén yì (idiom) just passable; barely satisfactory
生 qiáng shēng Johnson (surname); Johnson & Johnson (company)
权 qiáng quán power; might
弱肉食 ruò ròu qiáng shí lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior; the law of the jungle
风 qiáng fēng strong breeze (meteorology)
人所难 qiǎng rén suǒ nán to force someone to do something
凌弱 shì qiáng líng ruò see 恃強欺弱|恃强欺弱[shi4 qiang2 qi1 ruo4]
人 qiáng rén (politics) strongman; (in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person; (old) robber
力壮 shēn qiáng lì zhuàng strong and vigorous; sturdy; robust
国 qiáng guó (ironically) mainland China (Taiwan & Hong Kong usage); powerful country; great power
yào qiáng eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded
词夺理 qiǎng cí duó lǐ to twist words and force logic (idiom); sophistry; loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument; shoving false arguments down people's throats
zì qiáng to strive for self-improvement
hào qiáng eager to be first
敌 qiáng dí powerful enemy