Chinese dictionary
- 1
adj.powerful; mighty
这是一支战斗力很强的军队。
This is a team of strong fighting force.
他工作能力强。
His ability to work is strong.
我比她强太多了!
I'm so much stronger than her!
antonym
- 2
adj.staunch; resolute and steadfast
要强
be eager to excel
责任心越强,工作就做得越好。
Only with a strong sense of responsibility can one do a good job.
坚强
strong
- 3
adv.by force
不能强索财物。
Don't take possession of other people's property by forcible means.
不能强要人答应。
Don't force people to agree with you.
这件事强办不得。
This is not something that can be forced.
- 4
adj.of a high standard
我党性很强。
My party spirit is very strong.
你的信心不强。
Your faith is weak.
- 5
adj.better (than); superior (to)
在这一方面她比我强。
She is better than I am in this respect.
今年的庄稼比去年强多了。
The crops are a lot better this year than last year.
我们的生活境况一年比一年强。
Our living conditions are getting better each year.
- 6
v.strengthen; make strong; enhance
请学习强身之道。
Please learn the way to keep fit.
- 7
adj.slightly more than; plus
增加了五分之一强
increased by just over a quarter
- 8
n.Qiang, a surname
Words and phrases with 强
- 强有力[word]forceful
- 强权政治[word]power politics
- 强酸[word]strong acid
- 强风[word]strong breeze
- 强人[word]strong man; robber
- 强的松[word]prednisone
- 强度比[word]strength ratio
- 强硬[word]tough
- 强化[word]strengthen
- 强奸民意[idiom]defile public opinion
- 强取豪夺[idiom]exact
- 强聒不舍[idiom]talk garrulously though people all refuse to listen to
- 强弓硬弩[idiom]crossbows and stiff bows
- 强弩之末[idiom]an arrow at the end of its flight
- 强干弱枝[idiom]strengthen the central forces and weaken the local ones
- 强加于人[idiom]foist/impose on others
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronounced as "qiáng", the basic meaning of "强" is to be strong and powerful; when pronounced as "qiǎng", it is to express compulsion and reluctance; when pronounced as "jiàng", it is to be used for stubborn temper.