勉强

bù yào miǎn qiǎng bié rén

不要勉强别人。

Don't force others.

zhè zhǒng shì bù néng miǎn qiǎng

这种事不能勉强。

Something like this cannot be forced.

rú guǒ tā bù yuàn yì jiù bié miǎn qiǎng tā

如果她不愿意，就别勉强她。

If she doesn't want to, don't put pressure on her.

suǒ yǒu lǐ yóu dōu fēi cháng miǎn qiǎng

所有理由都非常勉强。

All of the excuses given are far-fetched.

zhè ge shuō fa yǒu diǎn miǎn qiǎng

这个说法有点勉强。

The statement is somewhat far-fetched.

tā de zhèng jù hěn miǎn qiǎng

她的证据很勉强。

Her evidence is rather unconvincing.

wǒ men miǎn qiǎng gǎn shàng le huǒ chē

我们勉强赶上了火车。

We narrowly caught the train.

zhè xiē shí wù miǎn qiǎng kě yǐ yìng fù dào chūn tiān

这些食物勉强可以应付到春天。

These food is barely enough to last until the spring.

tā kǎo shì miǎn qiǎng jí gé

她考试勉强及格。

She only just scraped through the examination.

zhè xiàng gōng zuò wǒ hái néng miǎn qiǎng jì xù jiān chí xia lai

这项工作我还能勉强继续坚持下来。

I can manage to go on with this work.

bìng rén miǎn qiǎng hē le yī diǎn r zhōu

病人勉强喝了一点儿粥。

With an effort, the patient ate some gruel.

wǒ miǎn qiǎng pǎo wán le wǔ bǎi mǐ

我勉强跑完了五百米。

I managed to finish the 500 meters with difficulty.

tā dā ying de hěn miǎn qiǎng

她答应得很勉强。

She agreed very reluctantly.

miǎn qiǎng de xiào

勉强的笑

reluctant smile

miǎn qiǎng yǔ mǒu rén jié hūn

勉强与某人结婚

marry somebody with half a heart