Chinese Notes

强 (強) qiáng

qiáng adjective strong; powerful
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 有力 (CC-CEDICT '強'; Guoyu '強' qiáng adj 1; Kroll 2015 '強' 1, p. 364; Mathews 1931 '強', p. 91; Unihan '強')
qiáng adjective stubborn; unyielding
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 坚毅 (Guoyu '強' qiáng adj 2)
qiǎng verb to strive; to make an effort
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 竭力 (Guoyu '強' qiǎng v 2; Kroll 2015 '強' qiàng, p. 364)
qiáng adjective hard; solid
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 坚硬 (Guoyu '強' qiáng adj 3)
qiáng adjective brutal; violent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 横暴 (Guoyu '強' qiáng adj 4; Kroll 2015 '強' 1d, p. 364; Mathews 1931 '強', p. 91)
qiáng adjective superior; dominant; better
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 优越 (Guoyu '強' qiáng adj 5; Kroll 2015 '強' 1a, p. 364; Mathews 1931 '強', p. 91)
qiáng adjective abundant; surplus
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '強' qiáng adj 6; Kroll 2015 '強' 2, p. 364)
qiáng noun a powerful person
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '強' qiáng n 1)
qiáng proper noun Qiang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '強' qiáng n 2)
qiáng verb to strengthen
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 加强; for example, 自强不息 'to strenghen oneself without stopping' (CCI p. 36; CC-CEDICT '自強不息'; Guoyu '自強不息'; Guoyu '強' qiáng v 1; Kroll 2015 '強' 1b, p. 364)
jiàng adjective tough; tenacious; determined
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 坚韧 (Guoyu '強' jiàng adj 1; Kroll 2015 '強' 1c, p. 364)
jiàng adjective stiff; rigid
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 僵硬 (Guoyu '強' jiàng adj 2)
jiàng adjective stubborn; obstinate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 固执 (Guoyu '強' jiàng adj 3)
qiǎng verb to force
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 迫使 (Guoyu '強' qiǎng v 1; Mathews 1931 '強', p. 91)
jiàng adjective particularly; intentionally
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '強' 1e, p. 364)
jiàng adjective deeply; very much
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '強' 2a, p. 364)

Contained in

争强显胜(爭強顯勝) to compete for display of wealth
强梁(強梁) a bully ; violent; overbearing
发光强度(發光強度) luminous intensity
八强赛(八強賽) quarterfinals
博闻强记(博聞強記) have wide learning and a retentive memory; have encyclopedic knowledge
列强(列強) the great powers
违强陵弱(違強陵弱) to avoid the strong and attack the weak; to bully
强狠(強狠) fierce
强调(強調) to emphasize
强脚树莺(強腳樹鶯) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)
刁蹬用强(刁蹬用強) to use crafty words in an argument
弱肉强食(弱肉強食) the weak are prey to the strong; predatory behavior; the law of the jungle
强干(強幹) competent; capable ; a sturdy trunk ; not afraid of difficulty
强流(強流) high current (e.g. electric)
集体强奸(集體強姦) gang rape
强权外交(強權外交) use of military power in international politics
强壮(強壯) strong; sturdy
强力(強力) physical force
强行(強行) to do by force
人强马壮(人強馬壯) strong men and horses; a powerful military force
补强(補強) to strengthen
增强(增強) to strengthen
要强(要強) eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded
强词夺理(強詞奪理) to twist words and force logic; sophistry; loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
外强中干(外強中乾) strong in appearance but weak in reality
强取(強取) to forcibly take
争强赌胜(爭強賭勝) to try to outdo by displaying superior wealth
措辞强硬(措辭強硬) strongly-worded
强压(強壓) to oppress
强战(強戰) an intense battle
强聒(強聒) prattle; tiresome chatter
国富兵强(國富兵強) prosperous country with military might
强直性脊柱炎(強直性脊柱炎) ankylosing spondylitis; Bechterew’s disease
强心针(強心針) heart-strengthening shot; a shot in the arm
强人所难(強人所難) to force someone to do something
强记洽闻(強記洽聞) to remember everything studied
争强(爭強) to contend for victory
违强凌弱(違強凌弱) to avoid the strong and attack the weak; to bully
强立(強立) to enforce
强令(強令) to order by force; peremptory
强死(強死) to die a violent death
强颜欢笑(強顏歡笑) to pretend to look happy; to force oneself to smile
强买强卖(強買強賣) to force somebody to buy or sell; to trade using coercion
强作用力(強作用力) the strong force (in nuclear physics)
强人(強人) (politics) strongman; a highly capable person; robber
强横(強橫) prone to bullying; tyrannical
强辐射区(強輻射區) radioactive hot spot

Also contained in

武强、枣强、宁强县、特工强档

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Truncated for common words

第三律曆下曆法 Volume 93: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Three Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 64
卷十二志第二歷上 Volume 12 Treatises 2: Calendar 1 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 61
第一律曆上律準候氣 Volume 91: Rhythm and the Calendar Part One Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 54
卷十三志第三歷下 Volume 13 Treatises 3: Calendar 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 37
卷二十五　魏四 Chapter 25: Wei IV Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 31
卷六　秦四 Chapter 6: Qin IV Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 29
《中庸章句》 Commentary on Doctrine of the Mean Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 27
卷二十　趙三 Chapter 20: Zhao III Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 25
卷二十四　魏三 Chapter 24: Wei III Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 24
卷17　志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 23

Collocations

钩强 (鉤強) 作為鉤強之備 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十三魯問 Book 13 - Lu's Question — count: 9
强不能 (強不能) 則眾強不能圖 — Guanzi 管子, 幼官第八 Chapter 8: Young Officials — count: 6
众强 (眾強) 不可為富貴眾強 — Mozi 墨子, 卷八明鬼下 Book 8 - On Ghosts III — count: 6
强武 (強武) 勇力強武 — Mozi 墨子, 卷八明鬼下 Book 8 - On Ghosts III — count: 5
强执 (強執) 而強執此者 — Mozi 墨子, 卷九非命上 Book 9 - Anti-Fatalism I — count: 4
以为强 (以為強) 彼以為強必治 — Mozi 墨子, 卷九非命下 Book 9 - Anti-Fatalism III — count: 4
毕强 (畢強) 是以股肱畢強相爲動宰乎 — Mozi 墨子, 卷四兼愛下 Book 4 - Universal Love III — count: 3
不畏强 (不畏強) 仇牧可謂不畏強禦矣 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3
勇力强 (勇力強) 勇力強武 — Mozi 墨子, 卷八明鬼下 Book 8 - On Ghosts III — count: 3
强御 (強禦) 仇牧可謂不畏強禦矣 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3